Bao Xiong, B.S.

Board Secretary

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Ms. Xiong was elected to the Urban Charter School Collective Board in 2018.  She is the proud parent of two sons, both of whom attended Yav Pem Suab Academy.  Since 2011, Ms. Xiong has volunteered her time to support the YPSA community in numerous capacities, including on the PTA and Academy Council.  She is committed to giving back to the communities that have nurtured her growth and development personally, academically, and professionally.   As such, she has spent her entire career working for mission-driven organizations committed to building healthy and thriving communities.

Currently, Ms. Xiong serves as the Assistant Director of Health Center Operations with the California Primary Care Association.  In this capacity, she leads strategic efforts to strengthen the primary care system to improve the health status of communities throughout California, particularly underserved communities.  Previously, she held positions with Dignity Health, where she supported efforts to address the workforce needs of hospitals, clinics, and systems offices spanning three states, and for UC Davis School of Medicine, where she managed an innovative undergraduate medical education program aimed at improving access to effective, culturally respectful and equitable health care services for underserved communities by providing rewarding community-based training opportunities to support interest in primary care and underserved care among medical students.  Prior to this, Ms. Xiong served as an AmeriCorps member, where she led community outreach and education initiatives in Sacramento and the Central Valley.  She earned a B.S. in Psychology from UC Davis.