{"id":21096,"date":"2026-01-02T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamheller.com\/?page_id=21096"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:19:03","slug":"about-bios-alison-benes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teamheller.com\/about\/bios\/alison-benes","title":{"rendered":"Alison Benes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21096\" class=\"elementor elementor-21096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c87ac7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c87ac7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfb7b21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cfb7b21\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c0efeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46c0efeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/es7hq8rr83h.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Alison-Benes-2025-Heller-Headshots-Delaney-Rain-Photography-8-e1748460151793-r6hl1n65evy5km1rgywp0h0kbfb0fuqfzh5jlt64c0.jpg?strip=all&w=800\" title=\"Alison Benes 2025 Heller Headshots &#8211; Delaney Rain Photography-8\" alt=\"A person with shoulder-length brown hair and glasses smiles at the camera, wearing a patterned shirt with illustrated buildings, in front of a dark, plain background.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e8b6a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41e8b6a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe8c657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fe8c657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 35.2px\">Alison Benes<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b7b871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41b7b871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Principal Consultant<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d623799 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"d623799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-3ca40ac\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alison-benes-183191a6\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 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104C27.1 504.2 36.7 512 48 512c256.1 0 464-207.5 464-464 0-11.2-7.7-20.9-18.6-23.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd84cd3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cd84cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d4b50b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76d4b50b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124e1c7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"124e1c7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22283e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22283e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Certifications<\/h4><ul><li>Salesforce Administrator<\/li><li>Salesforce Certified Platform Data Architect<\/li><li>Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist<\/li><li>Salesforce Platform App Builder<\/li><li>Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Consultant<\/li><li>Kindsight ascend Configuration Specialist<\/li><li>Salesforce Education Cloud Consultant\u00a0<\/li><li>Salesforce Business Analyst<\/li><li>FormStack for Salesforce<\/li><li>Salesforce Sharing and Visibility Architect<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fac6e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fac6e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb84fc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cb84fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba13727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba13727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Education<\/h4><ul><li>B.A. in Economics from Loyola University Chicago<\/li><li>M.S. in Information Systems from DePaul University<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4867c311 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4867c311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7f7f6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b7f7f6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321d0754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"321d0754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A creative consultant who leans on Salesforce expertise (she\u2019s completed over 100 Trailhead badges!), Alison is passionate about helping nonprofits succeed. Her career is centered around partnering with inspiring clients to thoroughly understand their needs and leveraging Salesforce functionality to support strategy.\n<\/br><\/br>\nAlison joined the Heller team after working for more than 7 years at Cara Collective, a leading workforce development organization in Chicago. At Cara Collective, Alison administrated the entire organization\u2019s Salesforce instance and even developed a web portal for Cara participants to manage their job search and view their status within the program all by using Salesforce.\n<\/br><\/br>\nWhen not working, she is probably attending a film festival and eating New York-style pizza while extolling the benefits of being a Gemini.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d367e6 elementor-position-inline-end elementor-mobile-position-inline-end elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"11d367e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/teamheller.com\/who-we-are\/our-team\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d00d4d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d00d4d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a7197c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47a7197c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607f879c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"607f879c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d6f8f2 e-grid-align-left elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"58d6f8f2\" 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