Shannon J.
Director, Quality & Implementation Science & Interim Director, Population Health at Mountain Area Health Education Center - MAHEC
Shannon J. has over 18 years of work experience, starting with an internship at Alcoa in 2005. From 2007 to 2013, they worked at Milliken & Company as a Process and Product Improvement Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt, and Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In 2013, they joined Mission Health and held roles such as Quality Improvement Advisor, Team Leader of Clinical Performance Improvement, and Director of Quality & Safety Engineering. From 2017 to 2020, Shannon worked as the Manager of Clinical Performance Improvement at Mission Health. Most recently, in 2020, they joined The Queen's Medical Center as the Director of Safety Science Engineering & Quality Improvement. Additionally, starting in 2023, Shannon will serve as the Director of Quality & Implementation Science and Interim Director of Population Health at the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC).
Shannon J. completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2007. Additionally, Shannon J. obtained the Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from North Carolina State University in June 2011 and the DevOps Foundation Certification from the DevOps Institute in January 2019.
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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.
