Upstate South Carolina Chapter

Areas Served

Upstate South Carolina including Greenville, Spartanburg, and surrounding counties.

Volunteer

Contact Laurie or Staice to learn more about getting involved with the Upstate South Carolina Chapter.

Get to Know Yyour Chapter Leaders

Laurie Matthews, RN BSN CCRP CHC, revitalized the once dormant chapter and is the current Chapter Leader. She is a proud alumna of Clemson University where she received her BSN degree in 1995. She began her nursing career on a cardiac/nephrology acute care unit and soon went on to serve as Nurse Manager of the Outpatient Observation/Cardiac Cath Recovery Unit. In 2007, Laurie had the opportunity to co-develop the Cardiac Rehab Program for the Medical College of Georgia. Laurie has spent the last 18 years in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. She is also a Certified Health Coach and has a passion for community outreach and heart attack and stroke prevention.

Stacie Snyder, Ms, RN-BSN, has spent the last 22 years in various cardiology roles, including  Cath lab recovery, CCU, and bedside cardiac step down. She then spent over 6 years in a private local cardiology practice before becoming the Manager of the Heart Wellness Center in Spartanburg SC. Stacie manages two cardiac and pulmonary rehabs, one in Spartanburg and one in Gaffney SC.  She is also the manager of the Heart Resource Center that provides cardiovascular outreach and education for the community. She sits on multiple committees including employee wellness, the heart failure committee, and hospital accreditation committees. She is a part of the South Carolina Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.  She is a member of the Spartanburg Community Health Advisory Committee and Department of Health and Human Performance advisory board at USC Upstate and had had the opportunity to work on several grant projects, including funding for the MegaHeart exhibit and grant work under the SC Rural Health Transformation project. Most importantly, Stacie spends most of her time with her two children, her two beagles, and is outdoors as much as she can be walking, running, and biking.

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