Benninghoff Resigns from PCDI

PCDI Ex. Dir, Lance Benninghoff

The Prowers County Development Inc Board of Directors accepted the resignation of their Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff, at their monthly board meeting on January 27, 2015.  Lance has taken a position on the Western Slope and will be leaving PCDI on February 6th.  The Directors expressed their appreciation of the efforts that Lance has made during his time with PCDI and wished him well in his next endeavor.

Benninghoff was selected as the Economic Development Director for PCDI and introduced to the community in general during the first session of PCDI business seminars held Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Rodeway Cow Palace Inn.

He had been employed as a political analyst for the Department of Finance in the Office of Budget and Management in the Denver Mayor’s office.  He was one of four finalists who were interviewed by the PCDI board of directors in their search for a replacement director following the resignation of Lisa Nolder.

Benninghoff was a management intern in Otero County for several years and had been employed as an economic development analyst for SEBREA where he was involved in data mining and economic impact analysis.  He had been working in Mayor Hancock’s Denver office for almost two years when he became interested in the PCDI position.  He said his work in the mayor’s budget office had direct ties to economic development, especially on capital projects.

The PCDI board is expected to begin a search for a replacement for Benninghoff in the near future.

By Russ Baldwin

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