Director of Operations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Thava Mahadevan is a member of the clinical faculty at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill school of medicine and Director of Operations for the UNC‘s Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health. The Center provides comprehensive clinical and community outreach services to people impacted by serious mental illness and other chronic health conditions.
Mahadevan is founder and Executive Director of XDS, Inc., a North Carolina based nonprofit that partners with local community organizations to address social determinants of health and provides health and wellness activities for people impacted by serious mental illness. With over 20 years of experience working in the community with individuals with multiple disabilities, he has extensive expertise in designing and implementing innovative community-based programs. He received his graduate degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology from UNC Chapel Hill and is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist.