Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
Kathleen Kuster is a Facilities Operations Manager at Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC since August 2023. Prior to this role, Kathleen served as the Director of Facilities at YWCA of Asheville and WNC from March 2021 to July 2023, and as Regional Facility Manager at Mission Health System Inc from June 2014 to December 2020. Kathleen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Facilities Engineering and Finance from Grand Valley State University, earned between 1987 and 1992.
Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
The Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) is a leader in healthcare practice, education, innovation and research, and is the home of UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC and UNC Asheville-UNC Gillings Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. Located in Asheville, MAHEC serves a 16-county region in Western North Carolina. We are the largest Area Health Education Center in North Carolina, which evolved to address national and state concerns with the supply, retention and quality of health professionals. MAHEC provides patient care at nine Family Health Centers, two Ob/Gyn Specialists and two Dental Health Centers across the region. We are the only high-risk obstetrics practice in the region and a safety net provider. Our health professions education creates a pipeline of quality healthcare professionals from inspiring health careers in high school to providing clinical and professional training through undergraduate internships, allied health programs, medical school, residency programs, rural and specialty fellowships, and continuing medical and health education for thousands of participants annually. View open positions at mahec.net/careers.