Ms. Jensen has served as CHRO at Avera Health since 2018, leading systemwide human resources strategy and workforce initiatives. With more than 20 years of experience at Avera, she has played a pivotal role in centralizing human resources operations and implementing key programs to strengthen workforce development. Prior, as vice president of talent management, she launched workforce career services that focused on career planning and educational outreach, building a strong talent pipeline. Ms. Jensen has also enhanced workforce alignment and satisfaction via standardized employment practices, systemwide online performance reviews and employee engagement surveys. Before her systemwide leadership role, she spent 15 years in human resources leadership at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D. and over a decade in administration and human resources for the South Dakota Human Services Center.
