PERSONABLE AND PROFESSIONAL

Kathleen Koontz

Director of Student Accessibility and Disability Services

Contact Information

Phone: 828.641.0653

Ext: 653

About Kathleen Koontz

Kathleen is a native to Western North Carolina and bas worked in North Carolina Public Schools as a high-school English Teacher, Drop-out Prevention Specialist, and Counselor before joining higher education in the field of Student Accessibility.

Her grandmother, who graduated from Brevard Institute in 1922 and worked as a life-long educator, instilled in Kathleen the importance of recognizing and cultivating hidden human potential. In her free time, Kathleen works toward a goal: hiking as many trails in Pisgah National Forest (and other places) as possible.

Education

M.A.Ed., University of North Carolina Greensboro, School Counseling

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, English-Secondary Education