The St. Paul school board named Marny Xiong its chairwoman Tuesday evening after swearing in two new members.

Xiong, 30, is the child of Hmong immigrants and a former St. Paul district student who now works in school administration for the Minneapolis district.

She and Jeanelle Foster, the board’s new vice chair, are halfway through their first four-year terms.

Jessica Kopp and Chauntyll Allen were sworn for their first terms on Tuesday, taking over for Jon Schumacher and Mary Vanderwert, who did not seek reelection in November.

Zuki Ellis and Steve Marchese also were sworn in Tuesday, starting their second terms.

Allen, who had been an educational assistant at Como Senior High, said she quit that post in December because state law bars school board members from district jobs that pay over $8,000 a year. She will coach girls basketball at Ramsey Middle School next year and has part-time jobs outside the district, she said.