Susan E. Crocker | President
Susan Edwards Crocker served as Vice President of Human Resources and Associate Services for BMW Manufacturing Corp. (1993-1998). She established, and was responsible for, the functions of recruitment, training, associate services, safety, health, security, compensation, benefits, environmental engineering, and associate relations. The BMW plant start-up was the fastest in automotive history, going from green field to production in just 18 months.
Before joining BMW, Mrs. Crocker spent 15 years with Sara Lee Corporation where she gained extensive experience in human resources management, training, policy development, and communications. Prior to becoming a plant manager for Sara Lee, she was an area human resources manager for the facilities in Morganton, NC.
Susan Crocker holds a B.S. and Masters degrees from North Carolina State University, with honors and was the North Carolina Woman of the Year in 1987, NCSU Outstanding Alumnus in 1987 and nominee for South Carolina Outstanding Human Resource Professional in 1998.
Susan Crocker founded her company in 1998 to provide outsourced human resources, consulting, and benefits brokerage to clients in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. She has served as an expert witness for major law firms in the Southeast. She served on the American Red Cross and Compass of Carolina boards and Pittsylvania County, VA Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Crocker has 44 years of human resources experience and is a master trainer for Development Dimensions International. Since 1998, her firm has specialized in human resources consulting for regional companies in the southeast.