About Us
Mountain Area Pregnancy Services (MAPS), previously Asheville Pregnancy Support Services, provides compassionate care to women and men dealing with issues surrounding an at risk pregnancy. Our client advocates are specially trained to deal with these distinctive problems for those facing this issue at their POINT OF CRISIS. The impact goes beyond just the man and the woman but can extend to family, friends and others. An unplanned pregnancy is often an unwanted pregnancy and those involved may feel as if abortion is the only choice. MAPS exists to provide women and men accurate information on their choices in a compassionate environment.
Our parenting education program supports parents of all ages, including teenagers, with the necessary information and tools to flourish in relationships, life-skills, and parenting.
Our Mission
To be a relevant Christ-centered outreach ministry partnering with the churches of WNC by caring for, counseling and educating women and men regarding, or impacted by, and at risk pregnancy.
Leadership Team
Kristi Brown - Executive Director
Master of Arts in Christian Education (Concentration in Leadership/Administration) - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Master in Business Administration - Pfeiffer University
Master in Health Administration - Pfeiffer University
Bachelor of Arts in German - Davidson College
Experience: 24 years in non-profit healthcare leadership with 3 years experience in for-profit sales and marketing.
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14
Jeff Porter - Assistant Director
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science from Gardner-Webb University
Master of Divinity from Gardner-Webb University
Experience: 15 years of pastoral ministry in the local church including 5 years in lead pastor role
"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." 1 Cor15.58
Donald Chamberlain - Finance Manager
LeTourneau University - Masters Business Administration (MBA)
Experience: 35+ years in accounting and business administration
"Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household." Ephesians 2:12-13,19
Becky Hymel, RN - Eva's Footprint Nurse Navigator
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Art - Nicholls State University
Registered Nurse - Blue Ridge Community College
Experience: 20 years of nursing experience
20 years as a Certified Childbirth Educator
"I believe God called me into nursing. The journey that led me to MAPS, first as a volunteer, has been for His ultimate purpose in my life...Eva's Footprints. If my unworthy footprints matter, so do the lives of all He created."
Meribeth Sterrett - Client Services Director
Medical Lab Technologist Degree -Indian River State College
A.S. degree – Indian River State College
20+ years experience working with volunteers in children’s ministries.
“8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
Blair Stockton - Parenting & Volunteer Coordinator - Waynesville
Master of Science in Child and Family Studies- University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor of Science in Child Develop with Emphasis in Child Life- Appalachian State University
Experience: 15+ years in parenting, child development and grief support
20+ years in community support and children's ministry
"For I am the Lord, Your God. Who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do Not Fear; I will help you." Isaiah 41:3
Elizabeth Corbin, RN - Clinical Manager - Waynesville
Served as an RN in the Army Nurse Corps.
Undergraduate degree (BSN) Nursing from Boston College. Masters of Science from the Medical University of South Carolina with subsequent board certification as a Nurse Midwife. Collaborative practice in Clyde, NC caring for women of all ages, attending hundreds of labors, and doing deliveries.
Currently a clinical instructor for RN students part-time and leader in Student Life at Orchard Church with teens - grades 6-12.
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Parris Finley - Outreach Coordinator
Native of Asheville
Experience:
1 year at a nonprofit
18 years as an Administrative Assistant
5 years as a CNA/Med Tech
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength." Mark 12:30
Sandy Mahar - Grief Counselor
Bachelor of Science in Education, Auburn University
LCSW, East Carolina University
Counseling experience in: inpatient, outpatient, adolescent residential and ministry settings
CRU staff at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CMDA, Marriage Commission
MTW, served as family interns at Kilkenny Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 2016
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:33
Anna Smith - Client Coordinator
Education: Bachelor of Science Nutrition and Dietetics - University of Central Arkansas
Experience: 6 years in child care development
Scripture verse: "The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace." Numbers 6:24-26
Megan Evans - Client Relationship Coordinator
Education: Bachelor of Science in Psychology with minors in Family Studies and Mental Health Services - Middle Tennessee State University
Master of Arts in Biblical Counseling - The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Experience: 5 years in admin/communications, 4 years in counseling/social work, 2 years in childcare
Scripture verse: "Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:5