About Us

Dixie Horning

• Interim Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
• Executive Director, UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health

Dixie Horning is Executive Director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and Interim Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. Dixie is a results-driven leader with extensive experience organizing communities, designing public policy, managing organizations and motivating staff and administering complex programs. Through work in various organizations, such as the Gray Panthers, UCSF, and the Southern Mutual Help Center, Dixie has been recognized for key accomplishments at the local, state national and international levels. She is a National and State Leader in the field of Wellness, Health and Leisure Services. Among her numerous accolades, she was selected as one of the "Leaders of the New Century" by National Public Business Information(tm) in 2001.

Dixie's track record of professional and personal achievements includes building diverse coalitions, funding, directing and planning complex programs. In her work at the University of California, San Francisco Institute on Aging and the Center of Excellence, Dixie has been awarded for Outstanding Staff Performance three times in as many years. Dixie is proud to lend her expertise to continue making meaningful contributions to communities, institutions and individuals.

During her storied career, Dixie has managed to save some of her energy to compete as an internationally-ranked Triathlete in the Ironman World Championship Triathlon in Hawaii in 1990 and 1992. She has completed ten marathons as well as the 1997 Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. She is an avid supporter of sport and has officiated softball, volleyball, basketball, swimming meets and baseball at the recreational, high school, college and international level. She is the past chair of two national nonprofits, SeniorNet and the National Women's History Project and currently co-chairs, Veriditas, an international non profit. In 2003, Texas A & M-Texarkana, named her the 2003 Distinguished Alumna.