Sioux Center, Iowa — Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center has a new Director of Operations.
Brenda Miller, of Hinton, has been named Director of Operations for Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, according to a release from the agency.
According to the release, Miller has worked with families who struggled to obtain the medical and mental health care that they need in her previous job. Therefore, she said she was interested in going into a field where she could help ensure that people receive accessible and high-quality care.
The release says Miller grew up in Ponca, NE, where she graduated from high school. Her career background includes working in insurance, business management and personnel management and owning and operating family businesses. She also served six years in the Army Reserves, including active duty overseas during Operation Desert Storm. She received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City in 2006. She earned a master’s degree in management, with an emphasis in human resources management and health-care administration, from Briar Cliff in 2014.
Miller served for the past 10 years as a housing analyst for the Sioux City Housing Authority prior to taking on her new role at Promise, according to the press release.
Miller’s volunteer work includes serving as the board vice president for Mid-Step Services in Sioux City, a nonprofit organization that serves disabled and medically fragile people; chairwoman for the Plymouth County Veterans Affairs Commission; and poultry superintendent for the Plymouth County Fair, the release says.