A results-driven leader with extensive experience organizing communities, designing public policy, managing organizations, motivating staff and administering complex programs, she currently serves as Executive Director, National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and Director, Finance and Administration, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco. Through work in various organizations such as the Gray Panthers, the Southern Mutual Help Association, and UCSF, Dixie has been recognized for key accomplishments at the local, state, national and international levels and is a national and state leader in the field of wellness, health and leisure services. She served as the past chair of two national nonprofits, SeniorNet and the National Women’s History Project.