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Pam Mortenson

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Pam Mortenson

  • BSBA 1984
  • Vice President & Strategic Planning Officer, at WoodmenLife

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Inducted 2023

Pam Mortenson currently serves as Vice President & Strategic Planning Officer, at WoodmenLife. She is responsible for facilitating business strategy and leads critical strategic initiatives.

Before taking her WoodmenLife position, Mortenson worked at Creighton University leading key strategic initiatives and was named the interim leader of the Communication and Marketing division.

Prior to joining Creighton, she held several leadership roles during her 15-year tenure with West Corp. While there, she led integrations of newly acquired companies, was named President of West Interactive and was an executive leader in the West Healthcare Practice which focused on patient engagement solutions.

Prior to her tenure with West Corp., Mortenson operated her own management consulting business, where she specialized in the electronics payment industry and worked with a variety of Fortune 500 companies in strategic management and product planning. Prior to starting her consulting business, she spent many years with First Data Corporation where she held positions in sales, client management, process improvement, and product management.

Mortenson is originally from Oklahoma and lived in Texas during her early years and then moved to Omaha where she graduated from Westside High School. She holds a BSBA in Finance and Management from UNO.

Outside of work, Mortenson is active in the community. She has been involved in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraising, led the financial planning committee for her church, participates in the Heart Association, has served as Chair of the Board at Marian High School and currently is a board member and Vice Chair for the Jesuit Academy School. She loves to cook and entertain, bike ride, paddle board, and run half marathons.

Mortenson lost her husband, Tim, (also a UNO graduate) in 2017 after 32 years of marriage. She has two sons, Matt and Mike, a daughter in law, Gemma, who all live in Omaha and a daughter, Grace, who lives in Dallas, Texas.

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Inducted 2023

Pam Mortenson currently serves as Vice President & Strategic Planning Officer, at WoodmenLife. She is responsible for facilitating business strategy and leads critical strategic initiatives.

Before taking her WoodmenLife position, Mortenson worked at Creighton University leading key strategic initiatives and was named the interim leader of the Communication and Marketing division.

Prior to joining Creighton, she held several leadership roles during her 15-year tenure with West Corp. While there, she led integrations of newly acquired companies, was named President of West Interactive and was an executive leader in the West Healthcare Practice which focused on patient engagement solutions.

Prior to her tenure with West Corp., Mortenson operated her own management consulting business, where she specialized in the electronics payment industry and worked with a variety of Fortune 500 companies in strategic management and product planning. Prior to starting her consulting business, she spent many years with First Data Corporation where she held positions in sales, client management, process improvement, and product management.

Mortenson is originally from Oklahoma and lived in Texas during her early years and then moved to Omaha where she graduated from Westside High School. She holds a BSBA in Finance and Management from UNO.

Outside of work, Mortenson is active in the community. She has been involved in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life fundraising, led the financial planning committee for her church, participates in the Heart Association, has served as Chair of the Board at Marian High School and currently is a board member and Vice Chair for the Jesuit Academy School. She loves to cook and entertain, bike ride, paddle board, and run half marathons.

Mortenson lost her husband, Tim, (also a UNO graduate) in 2017 after 32 years of marriage. She has two sons, Matt and Mike, a daughter in law, Gemma, who all live in Omaha and a daughter, Grace, who lives in Dallas, Texas.

Additional Information

Inducted 2023

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