Rev. Matt Carter – Board Chair
Matt Carter is an associate pastor at Brick Lane Community Church in Southeastern Pennsylvania. In his role there, he oversees worship and discipleship ministries. As a pastor, he cares deeply about the spiritual growth and nurturing of the men, women, and young people in his care. He also serves as the Elder Board Chair, overseeing elders, and often does Biblical counseling as well. Matt and his wife Cindy have been married for 32 years and have three grown sons and a daughter in college. Recent involvement in missions have included:
Rev. David King – Board Member
David has broad experience in pastoral ministry, overseas mission and non-profit organizations. Most recently, he assisted leading the relaunch of a mission enterprise among the underserved, overlooked and unreached ethnic groups in the mountain regions of the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia. Prior to that, he and his wife of 45 years, Ty, served in Bangkok, Thailand for over 20 years as church planters, pastors, seminary teachers and mission leaders. In between overseas stints, for 20 years they served in the USA church as well. This included serving as Eric Schmidt’s youth pastor!
David and his wife have 3 married children and 8 grandchildren and currently reside in York, Pennsylvania, serving as a layperson in the church David formerly pastored for 15 years.
Morgan Behrens – Board Member
Morgan is a native of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. As an adolescent, she was frequently active in community events and, early in life, realized that serving others and participating in sports were unique ways to engage with others and build relationships. Following high school, Morgan attended Clemson University to study Spanish and International Health, focusing on Community Development. With a desire to learn more about community development and be immersed in another culture, Morgan moved to Costa Rica in September 2015 to work with Abriendo Mentes, where she focused on community development. After returning to the United States, Morgan worked with a federally qualified health center to contribute to the Migrant and Agricultural Worker Health Program. Currently, Morgan resides in Mt. Pleasant, and she works as a Dream Manager, where she engages with team members uniquely, building relationships and supporting them as they pursue their goals and dreams.
Eric Schmidt - Cofounder and President
Eric volunteered for 12 years overseeing E4 while he worked as a Project Manager for a design firm and managed accounts for Visa, Nike and other companies. Throughout 2022, God made it abundantly clear that Eric was supposed to focus more of his time on E4 Project, and since then, he has volunteered in a much more involved way, leading the organization while running his own design firm on the side. Eric brings strong leadership skills and business sense to the organization. He has a Masters of Theology from Alliance Theological Seminary and has led many ministries throughout the years. Eric spends his free time with his wife, Brynn and their two young-adult sons, and is passionate about being in nature - rock climbing, hiking, and camping.
Brynn Alise Schmidt - Cofounder and Operations Manager
Brynn’s background is in both missions and the business world. She has experience in operations, team management, accounting, social media and writing. She served on the Missions Leadership Team at Flatirons Community Church for four years and also led the Neighborhood Transformation team at this church, serving the poorest school in Boulder County. She was a board member for the Sanchez Foundation, serving the school as well. She too has been serving E4 Project since she and Eric founded the organization in 2010. She loves to spend her free time with her family in the outdoors or at the beach, and is a nature and wildlife photographer.
