Lita M. Pener, a former senior manager of operations training for Express Scripts Inc., has been appointed as the director of professional development and quality for St. Louis Community College. 

Pener, who will join the college July 9, will be responsible for identifying, devising and implementing districtwide professional development training, comprehensive organizational development and training, continuous quality programs, and related materials. 

Pener was employed by Express Scripts for four years. She was responsible for regional training and development as well as for an operational call center, providing team-level training services to six internal clients and more than 900 employees. 

Prior to joining Express Scripts, Pener served four years as the workforce development director at St. Charles Community College. There she provided leadership for the Business & Industry Institute, the School/Business Partnership program, and the state of Missouri’s Dislocated Worker program in St. Charles County. She also was employed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car in St. Louis for three years as its curriculum/training lead.

 Pener holds a master’s degree in human resources development from Webster University and a bachelor’s degree in communications/public relations from Fontbonne College (now Fontbonne University). 

Established in 1962, St. Louis Community College is the largest community college district in Missouri and one of the largest in the United States.  STLCC has four campuses – Florissant Valley, Forest Park, Meramec and Wildwood – and annually serves nearly 80,000 students through credit courses, continuing education and workforce development programs.  For more information about STLCC, visit www.stlcc.edu.