Skelly Wingard, Chief Executive Officer of By the Bay Health, joins the organization with more than 10 years of progressive leadership experience, including her most recent role as Vice President of Continuum of Care for Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic States, where she led strategy and operations for hospital and post-acute services, emergency care management, health plan utilization, transportation, regional care management, and more.

Wingard, who holds a Master’s Degree in Nursing from the University of San Francisco, began her career in healthcare as a bedside nurse before joining North American Health Care in 2008, where she held both clinical and administrative leadership roles. In 2012, she joined Ensign Services as Director of Nursing, and was promoted to Vice President of Care Continuum in 2014.  In 2017, she joined Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, where she held Continuum of Care leadership roles across Northern California.  In 2020, she progressed within the organization as the executive leader, overseeing Continuum health plan operations in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. 

Wingard currently lives in Petaluma, is an avid trail runner, and enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends.