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Ken Kerns, MA, CEBS, PMP

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Senior Project Director, Eligibility Services at UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
📍 Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Ken is a Senior Project Director at UMWA Health and Retirement Funds, leveraging over 20 years of expertise in employee benefits. A holder of PMP and CEBS certifications, he earned his masters degree from The George Washington University and now manages complex, cross-functional projects.

Outside of work, Ken is a self-described "creative nerd" and an author of both fiction and non-fiction. He channels his creativity into writing and travel photography, finding inspiration in personal history and leadership lessons.

He wrote a short story, "Jims Unsung Heroes, " based on his grandfathers true story of survival during World War IIs Battle of the Bulge.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Senior Project Director, Eligibility Services
Job Level
Senior
Location
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Personality Overview

How Ken shows up

Driven But Considerate
Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly

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Priorities

Topics Ken cares about

Retiree Health Benefits
With over two decades of experience at a multi-employer retiree benefits trust, he is a subject matter expert in health plan rules and beneficiary enrollment.
Cross-functional Projects
His senior role focuses on creating and managing long-term projects that are often cross-functional in nature, involving collaboration with departments like Systems.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Senior Project Director, Eligibility Services
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
5-2021 - 10-2024
Project Director
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
2-2017 - 5-2021
Senior Manager, Eligibility Services & Analytics
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
4-2013 - 2-2017
Manager, Quality Assurance & Eligibility Processing
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
8-2011 - 4-2013
Program Manager, Quality Assurance
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2004
Master's Degree
The Graduate School of Political Management
1999 - 2002
Bachelor's Degree
University of Florida
Social presence
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DISC profile (public)

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