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Pam Tanase, co-founder of Workzones, a co-working space in Santa Barbara; and John Nelson, chief administrative officer of Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. in Duarte, Calif., were named to the Santa Barbara Human Resources Association (SBHRA) 2024- Co-Chairs for FY25.
SBHRA is a membership association for human resources practitioners dedicated to advancing the human resources industry. Its mission is to elevate all HR professionals in the community through learning, advocacy, and connections and to serve as the local connector for all areas of HR.
It is a local chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and received the association’s Platinum Chapter Excellence Award in 2022.
The association provides educational programs and networking opportunities for human resources professionals, as well as advocacy resources for the larger business community. Recent education programs have addressed the California Pay Transparency Act, cybersecurity and leadership.
The association has approximately 200 members representing a variety of organizations, primarily located in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Industries represented include finance, legal, manufacturing, consulting, human resources services, municipal, retail, academic, technology, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, engineering, nonprofits and agriculture.
Tanase is SHRM certified as a Senior Certified Professional. Prior to being named co-chair of SBHRA, she served as the organization’s Emerging Professionals Chair.
She also serves as advocacy chair for the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Santa Barbara Board of Directors, and serves on the boards of the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and the Laird Norton Family Foundation.
She is a member of the Women of Extraordinary Alliance supporting Women Economic Enterprise (WEV).
Tanase is the Operating Officer of Workzones and one of the original four co-founders. She holds a master’s degree in education from Claremont Graduate School and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Claremont McKenna College.
Nelson leads Prolacta Bioscience, Inc.’s human resources, administrative, information technology and legal functions.
Nelson has approximately 35 years of leadership experience in human resources with public and private companies in a variety of industries, including insurance, education, manufacturing and retail.
Prior to joining Prolacta in 2019, he served as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Employers Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded workers’ compensation insurance company based in Reno, Nevada.
Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational psychology from UCSB and a master’s degree in organizational management from Antioch University. He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
Nelson is a former president and board member of SBHRA.
For more information about the Santa Barbara Human Resources Association, visit www.sbhra.org.
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