Rhonda Lockhart serves as the Vice President of Corporate Human Resources. She joined J M Smith at the division level in 1993 and was promoted to the Corporate HR position in 1995. Her responsibilities include all companywide HR policies and procedures, all benefits programs, and payroll administration for a workforce of 425 employees across 23 states. The company’s award-winning Wellness Program is one example of innovative HR initiatives developed under Lockhart’s leadership.
Rhonda previously spent 13 years as an HR generalist for Phillips Petroleum. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC.
Lockhart was president of the SC Human Resources Association and remains involved at national, state, and local levels. She is a graduate of Leadership Spartanburg, an invitation-only program to develop business and community leaders. She has served as a board member for the United Way of the Piedmont, Spartanburg’s Partners in Active Living and a member of the Mary Black Hospital System’s Woman’s Advisory Group. An accomplished equestrian who studies dressage and is a three-time champion of the Western Carolina Hunter Pace series, she and her husband live on Rest-a-Bit Farm in Polk County, NC.
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