HRAM Names Kelly Buchanan Volunteer of the Year

The Human Resource Association of the Midlands (HRAM) (HRAM.org) named Kelly Buchanan the 2016 Volunteer of the Year at their program on March 14. The award is given annually to a member who has made an outstanding contribution to HRAM during the year.

Buchanan, a human resources director for Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, serves on the board of HRAM and on their Excel with a Mentor and College Relations committees. The Excel with a Mentor Program, which assists active duty military service members with the transition into the civilian workforce by pairing them with mentors, was awarded the Society for Human Resource Management’s Pinnacle Award in 2014.

Buchanan had originally been asked to help with some back-end administrative tasks for the Excel with a Mentor program. However, as she became more involved, the committee could see more ways in which her talents and skills would be useful. Mandy Wehner, Kuper’s past co-chair, said that Buchanan was also skilled at keeping the committee organized and finding creative ways for them to stay on top of things. And when there was a change in leadership, Buchanan volunteer to co-chair the College Relations Committee, as well.

HRAM is the premiere organization for human resource professionals in the Omaha metropolitan area and is the local affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With over 1,000 members, HRAM is a super-mega chapter, one of the largest nationally. Find out more at HRAM.org.