Community Action Partnership Welcomes Pam Benner as Human Resources Director

Community Action Partnership (www.communityactionatwork.org) welcomed Pam Benner to its leadership team on May 27 as the agency’s new human resources director. Benner brings with her myriad human-resources leadership experiences in privately owned, publicly traded, and nonprofit organizations.

“Community Action is excited to welcome Pam to our team,” said Community Action Executive Director Vi See. “Along with her experience, Pam embodies our agency’s guiding principles of passion, integrity, respect, performance, and community.”

Benner’s previous human-resources experience includes service at Martin Luther Homes Society and Mosaic. Most recently, she spent six years as director of people services at Nelnet. She also holds the lifetime designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources from the Human Resources Certification Institute.

Community Action Partnership’s mission is to empower people living in poverty to reach economic stability. Their 18 unique programs focus on eliminating the causes and conditions of poverty in four impact areas: early childhood education, homelessness prevention, financial and family wellbeing, and hunger relief and healthy food access. In 2019, Community Action provided 112,004 services to 20,066 individuals. To learn more about the agency’s mission and programs, visit www.communityactionatwork.org or call (402) 471-4515.