As executive director of the NACS Foundation, Benion led the highly successful “Building A Better Tomorrow” campaign, which raised over $1.3 million.Those funds sponsored NACS education programs at industry events. She also led a significant strategic planning process that will position the foundation as the leader in creating college store standards.

What started as a workaround solution actually became the lynchpin to a new program. The staff at UC Davis Stores came to the realization that by using innovation, imagination and creativity, they could provide digital course materials to students immediately upon enrollment. Through their “Inclusive Access” model, their store gained higher sell through numbers and negotiated lower prices with publishers. Along with lower margins on the store’s end, significant savings are passed down to students.