Peter Ivey || Director

ORIGINALLY FROM CHARLOTTE, NC, PETER AND HIS FAMILY HAVE LIVED IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA SINCE 2012. HE AND HIS WIFE, BECCA, HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN: LONDYN, OWEN AND MILES. PETER HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN RELIGION FROM FURMAN UNIVERSITY, A MASTERS DEGREE IN LEADERSHIP FROM DENVER SEMINARY, and is a graduate of the soul care institute. Poetry, trail running, and white cheddar cheese are Peter’s every-day passions.

Abby Iverson || Director of operations

PREVIOUSLY WORKING AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ABBY AND HER HUSBAND MARK MOVED TO ASHEVILLE IN 2017. THEY HAVE TWO SPUNKY DAUGHTERS, ROSEMARY AND ELEANOR. ABBY HAS A BACHELORS DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS AND A MASTERS IN TEACHING. IN HER FREE TIME SHE ENJOYS ADVENTURING ON RIVERS, LAKES, AND TRAILS WITH HER FAMILY!

Hunter Poole || Field Staff

HUNTER, HIS WIFE, KAYLIE, THEIR DAUGHTER, EMORY, AND SON, ROAN, JOIN Thrive Nc FROM MISSISSIPPI WHERE HUNTER SERVED FOR 5 YEARS AS a STUDENT PASTOR. HUNTER AND KAYLIE MET WHILE SERVING AT AN OUTDOOR CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMP IN THE ASHEVILLE AREA, AND JOINING THRIVE NC FEELS LIKE A HOMECOMING FOR THEM. HE HAS A PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS AND SEEING PEOPLE COME ALIVE THROUGH CONNECTION WITH THEIR CREATOR AND THEIR COMMUNITY.