NC PACE ASSOCIATION |
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