Taxpayer Advisor
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Taxpayer Advisor U.S. Department of the Treasury
Barbara L. Bungy, MBA, MPH, MCHES® has over 16 years’ experience as an innovative leader in the nonprofit healthcare sector, specifically in the areas of operations, revenue cycle management, grants management, business development and strategic partnerships. She has worked with several well-known and highly reputable local organizations including Education Plus Health (Deputy Director), Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers (Chief Operating Officer) and Drexel University College of Medicine at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Director of Grant Funded Programs within the Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric & Adolescent HIV).
In addition to her passion for health equity, Bungy is equally passionate about financial literacy and economic empowerment. In 2023, Bungy pivoted her career to join the U.S. Department of Treasury at the Internal Revenue Service as a Taxpayer Advisor. In this role, her focus is to help taxpayers understand complex tax law issues, provide technical tax law advice on newly enacted legislation, and promote voluntary compliance.
Bungy is an alumna of Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business where she earned an Executive MBA (2015) and was inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society. She also received an Executive MPH from Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health (2007) and was inducted into the Hygeia National Honor Society. In 2015, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. certified her as a Master Health Education Specialist (MCHES®).
Beyond her commitments to family and friends, Bungy dedicates her time to organizations and community groups that impact economic inequality, financial literacy, financial stability, philanthropy, social justice, health literacy, health equity, mental health and wellness, spiritual growth in Christianity, arts and culture, youth empowerment and leadership development.