Meet Trina Allen

WDN Board President

Trina Allen is Vice President of Human Resources for Monument Health, western South Dakota’s largest employer.

Allen leads a division that meets the human resource needs of approximately 5,000 physicians and caregivers at five hospitals and more than 30 clinics and specialty centers across the region. The Human Resources team administers services such as compensation, benefits, employee health and wellbeing, recruitment, talent development, workforce diversity, spiritual care, and the Children’s Center.

Allen has worked as a Human Resources professional in Rapid City for over 20 years. She started with the Monument Health organization in April 2015. Over the years, she has successfully grown in her responsibilities becoming a Manager, Director and now Vice President.

She holds a Master of Science degree in Higher Education from Iowa State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Communications from the University of Northern Iowa. She is certified as a Senior Certified Professional by the Society for Human Resource Management and certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources by the Human Resource Certification Institute.

She has served as President of the Black Hills Society for Human Resource Management and as a Junior Achievement volunteer for almost 20 years. She has been an adjunct faculty member for both graduate and undergraduate level HR courses.