The NC PACE Association has four awards given to those who have contributed "Above and Beyond" in service to the PACE community. These awards are presented to the winners at our Annual PACE Association Conference. The awards are:

Advocate Award
The NC PACE Advocate Awards recognize individuals who promote PACE through advocacy and education, support the collective good of PACE, help grow PACE, and educate others about PACE. 

Direct Care Award Winner:
The Direct Care Award recognizes a PACE employee that provides the highest quality direct care to participants.

Indirect Care Award Winner:
The Indirect Care Award honors a director who embodies the vision and dedication of the PACE team but who does not work directly with participants.

Dr. Marsha Fretwell PACEsetter Award
The PACEsetter Award recognizes extraordinary service and impact that “raises the bar and changes the world”. The PACEsetter winner, like the award’s namesake, recognizes PACE not just as a program, but as a solution to the healthcare challenge we all face together. 

2022 Award Winners

Advocate Award
Jeff Barnhart  –  McGuire Woods

Direct Care Award Winner:
Stephanie Williams  – Carolina SeniorCare

Indirect Care Award Winner:
Harriet Forney  –  Elderhaus

Dr. Marsha Fretwell PACEsetter Award
Alan Clark, MD  – SeniorTLC

2021 Award Winners

Advocate Award
Melissa Dwight – PACE of the Southern Piedmont

Direct Care Award Winner:
Betsy Ellington –  PACE @ Home

Indirect Care Award Winner:
Margaret Moody – PACE of the Southern Piedmont

Dr. Marsha Fretwell PACEsetter Award
Brittany Kearney – PACE of the Southern Piedmont

2020 Award Winners

Advocate Award:
Jesse Bone, Jr.

Direct Care Award Winner:
Kenny Satterfield – Piedmont Health Senior Care

Indirect Care Award Winner:
Ashley Sartain – SeniorCommunity Care of NC

Dr. Marsha Fretwell PACEsetter Award:
Cathy Kenzig, Senior TLC

2019 Winners

Direct Care Winner:
Misty Polston-York, Director of Spiritual Life at Carolina Senior Care

Indirect Care Winner:
Jessica Thomas, Unit Secretary at PACE of the Southern Piedmont

Dr. Marsha Fretwell NC PACEsetter Award:
Linda Shaw, retiring PACE Association Executive Director

2018 Winners

Advocate Award:
Representative Josh Dobson
Representative Beverly Earle

Direct Care Award Winner:
Crystal Torain

Indirect Care Award Winner:
Jacque Williams

2017 Winners

Advocate AwardGentiva Home Health, with special recognition and appreciation to Marsha Bright and Terry Horne of the Charlotte office.

Direct Care Winner:
Tina C. Jones, CNA, LIFE St. Joseph of the Pines

Indirect Care Winner:
Nedra Baldwin ,Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, PACE of the Triad

Dr. Marsha Fretwell NC PACEsetter Award:
Adria Smith, Quality Improvement Coordinator, PACE of the Triad

2016 Winners

Advocate Award
Timothy J. Clontz

Direct Care Winner:
Andrew Weaver 

Indirect Care Winner:
Erika Squires

Dr. Marsha Fretwell NC PACEsetter Award:
Ursula Robinson

2015 Winners

Direct Care Winner:
Dr. Jane Hollingsworth

Indirect Care Winner:
Ellen Smith

Dr. Marsha Fretwell PACEsetter Award:
Marianne Ratcliffe