Amy Treece’s relationship with Pardee is deeply rooted, as it goes back to the day she was born at Pardee Hospital. Many years later in her tenure with a local bank, she began looking for ways to give back to the community she loves and her philanthropic spirit brought her to the Pardee Hospital Foundation as a Women Helping Women committee volunteer, Foundation Board member and Board chairman.
Over the years, Amy fell in love with the mission of the hospital and the Foundation and knew that was where she wanted to spend more of her time. She eventually joined the hospital staff as Community & Government Affairs Officer, and it was a natural transition in 2022 to move from that role into Executive Director for the Foundation.
Amy and her husband Stan live in Hendersonville with their hound dog, Buddy. When she is not advocating for the Foundation, Amy is happiest spending time with her husband and tending to anything that grows outdoors.
Andrew Schmidt joined Pardee Hospital Foundation in November 2023 as a Donor Engagement Officer. Andrew began his career in fundraising at his alma mater, Sewanee: The University of the South, as an assistant director in charge of reunions and volunteers, working on milestone giving campaigns as well as alumni engagement and stewardship events.
Andrew holds a BA in Philosophy from Sewanee and recently earned a MA in Applied Arts & Sciences from the Liberal and Interdisciplinary Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Andrew previously served the Henderson Country community as an Advancement Analyst at nearby Kanuga Conference Center, where he was responsible for donor database administration, prospect research, and raising funds in support of a $15M capital campaign centered on a comprehensive renovation of the then-47-year-old Kanuga Lake Inn.
Andrew looks forward to helping advance the mission of UNC Health and Pardee Hospital Foundation across the Western North Carolina region, and particularly in Transylvania County. When he’s not out and about visiting with donors, you can usually find Andrew scampering around DuPont and Pisgah with his wife, Sara, and two young sons, Arthur and Rhodes.
Combining an empathetic nature, logical mindset, and general love of philanthropy, Matthew Kemper proudly joined the Pardee Hospital Foundation in December 2023. The mission at Pardee matches his appreciation of what community can do and respect for what healthcare offers everyone. Matthew looks forward to being a caring conduit of connecting people and philanthropy. This desire to make meaningful impact matches his volunteer work with multiple non-profits and excitement to what we can accomplish together.
Professionally, Matthew has worked in multiple industries, including orthopedics, automotive, and IT. Using those experiences, a B.S. from Indiana State, and M.P.M from Western Carolina University, he finds good ways to translate it to his non-profit work each day. Add on his love of his two children, Jenna and John, fiancé, Kay, and family and Matthew finds motivation caring for them and the WNC community.
Carey Barnett is a mission-driven financial and operations professional with over 20 years of experience supporting nonprofit organizations, foundations, and healthcare services. Carey brings a detail-oriented, service-first approach to fund and grant management, audit preparation, and donor relations.
Her career spans leadership roles in nonprofit financial operations, including 14 years with The Ivey Memory Wellness Day Center, where she served as Business Support Manager and Certified Care Manager. In this dual role, she provided compassionate guidance to families navigating dementia and Parkinson’s care, while also managing accounting systems, donor administration, and compliance functions.
Carey began her career with NationsBank/Bank of America, where she steadily advanced over 14 years in roles that sharpened her skills in process management and customer service.
She holds a Master of Health Administration from Queens University. Carey is also a nationally Certified Care Manager (CMC), combining her financial acumen with deep empathy for mission-based work.
