Sara Foster-Crouch

Sara Foster-Crouch has a diverse work experience in talent management and development. Sara is currently the Vice President of Global Talent at CDK Global, a position they have held since January 2022. Prior to this role, Sara was the Senior Director of Talent Management at CDK Global from March 2021 to January 2022.

Before joining CDK Global, Sara served as the Global Director of Talent and Organization Development at Griffith Foods from December 2019 to March 2021. Sara also worked as a Principal in Talent Management Strategy at Walgreens from April 2019 to November 2019.

Earlier in their career, Sara held positions at Ingredion Incorporated as Manager of Talent and Diversity from January 2018 to April 2019 and as a Senior Specialist in Talent Analytics from February 2017 to January 2018.

Sara started their career as a Research Analyst at IOS, Inc. from November 2014 to February 2017. Sara also gained teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant for Graduate Statistics II at the Illinois Institute of Technology from August 2014 to May 2015.

Furthermore, Sara has research experience as a Research Assistant at Florida State University from January 2011 to December 2012.

Sara Foster-Crouch obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Florida State University from 2011 to 2013. Their major was Psychology and they had a minor in Biology. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology from 2013 to 2017.

In terms of additional certifications, Sara has received numerous professional certifications. These include Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees and Using Gender Inclusive Language, both from LinkedIn and obtained in May 2022. Sara also earned a Leadership Mindsets certification from LinkedIn in October 2021 and a Confronting Bias: Thriving Across Our Differences certification from LinkedIn in July 2021.

Sara further holds a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification from SHRM, obtained in July 2021. In addition, they obtained a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education in May 2021. Sara also holds certifications in DISC - Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) from Thomas International in February 2021, Korn Ferry Assessment of Leadership Potential (KFALP) from Korn Ferry in January 2021, and Governing Family Enterprises - Executive Education from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in March 2020.

Furthermore, Sara has obtained several certifications and qualifications earlier in their career. These include Culture Index from Culture Index in December 2019, Change Enablement from Ingredion Incorporated in November 2017, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt from Lean Six Sigma Toolbox in September 2017, and Hogan Personality Inventory, Development Survey, and Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory from Hogan Assessment Systems in April 2017. Lastly, they received a Voices 360/KF360 Feedback and Interpretation certification from Korn Ferry in February 2017.