As the Chief Executive Officer of LifeStream Behavioral Center, Mr. Cherry is responsible for one of central Florida’s largest and most dynamic behavioral health care organizations. LifeStream provides a comprehensive array of mental health, chemical addiction and social services to children, adults and the elderly. His duties include leadership and management of three corporations with a combined workforce of six hundred employees.
Mr. Cherry previously held executive positions at Lakeview Center, Inc. in Pensacola, Lakeside Alternatives, Inc. in Orlando and ACT Corporation in Daytona Beach. He has also consulted extensively with behavioral health providers throughout the State of Florida on strategic issues of concern.
He is currently the Treasurer of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health, Well Florida Council and the Florida Association of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. He is the Past Chair of several organizations including Lake Sumter Community College Foundation, North Florida Behavioral Health Network, Florida Council for Behavioral Health, Kids Central and the Leesburg Partnership. He is a C.P.A. and has served as a member of the executive committee of the FICPA. In addition, Mr. Cherry participates in many other community activities in an effort to improve the communities that LifeStream serves.
