Get to know: Jamy Xiong
Business and community health account executive, Bellin Health
It seems fitting that Bellin Health Business and Community Health Account Executive Jamy Xiong found out she had received the Phil Hauck Scholarship for Nonprofit Leaders after her Friday night barre class.
“I checked my email and there it was. I was shocked and excited,” she says. “It was a great way to end the week, for sure.”
Xiong was one of four local leaders to recently receive the scholarship, which covers half the tuition cost of an MBA through St. Norbert College’s Schneider School of Business.
In her role at Bellin, Xiong partners with local employers to improve the health of their workforces — whether it’s accessing preventive care, embarking on weight loss journeys or quitting smoking — which makes the cost of care more affordable long term.
“It’s about really changing lives and making an impact,” Xiong says. “I love working directly with decision makers in the community and finding programs to help their employees have healthier lifestyles. That’s really rewarding to me.”
The Manitowoc native completed her undergraduate studies at Marian University and has been in De Pere the last seven years. This fall, she started a three-year journey to earn her MBA.
Xiong believes earning an MBA will present her with new career opportunities at the health system.
“With [Bellin’s] recent merger with Gundersen and its transition to Emplify Health, there will be opportunities for leadership roles,” she says. “This MBA will prepare me with the skills I need to be at the table, have an impact and be part of the change.”
Xiong’s parents immigrated to the U.S. from Thailand and Laos in the 1970s. As a first generation college graduate and one of 10 children in the family, Xiong says this opportunity is especially meaningful.
“It’s a milestone not only for myself, but also for my family,” she says. “My parents grew up without an education, so they instilled in us that an education is our ticket to a better life.”
Ale Trail
The Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau launched the Fox Cities Ale Trail, a guide to local breweries, tap rooms and craft beer. “We are so excited to feature our local craft brewers in this way and share the long history of brewing with the local community and visitors to the area,” said FCCVB Executive Director Pam Seidl. The Ale Trail features 11 craft breweries, including Appleton Beer Factory, Bare Bones Brewery, Emprize Brew Mill, Fox River Brewing, Hop Yard Ale Works, Lion’s Tail Brewing Co., McFleshman’s Brewing Co., Stone Arch Brew Pub, Stone Arch Tied House, TAQ Brewing, and Timber Tap Taproom and Brewery. Passport holders earn points when they visit the trail stops and can redeem them for prizes. The Ale Trail runs until Aug. 30, 2025. foxcities.org/fox-cities-ale-trail
New North honors
New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, has been recognized by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as an Accredited Economic Development Organization, the only economic development organization in Wisconsin to hold the distinction. A team of IEDC representatives conducted an on-site visit to the New North region Aug. 5-7. “We believe New North to be one of the highest-performing regional economic development organizations in the country,” the IEDC representatives wrote in a report. “They are a model to look to for best practices whose leadership and organic constructive collaboration are palpable and inspiring to the review team.” The report highlighted major accomplishments, including New North’s talent-attraction campaigns, military-veteran relocation efforts, development of sector alliances, business-attraction efforts, digital-skilling programs and DEI initiatives.
Storing Dignity
The 2024 Leadership Green Bay class Team 5 debuted its community project, called Storing Dignity, last month. Partnering with Bayland Buildings, Inc. and Home Depot and with sponsorships from the WPS Foundation and BayCare Clinic Foundation, the team created a secure storage space in the lower level of St. John’s Ministries’ Micah Center for individuals experiencing homelessness to store belongings and important documents. Storing Dignity allows unsheltered individuals the ability to check in and out belongings and store them for a limited period of time. “The goal of Storing Dignity is to give guests the dignity they deserve and the peace of mind knowing their valuables are safe, secure and available when they need them to move forward,” said Rob Frazier, director of facilities at St. John’s Ministries.
