Inside Campus Partners

Stacey Flood
December 2005

Stacey Flood

Human Resources Assistant

Most of our customers have never had the pleasure of speaking with Stacey Flood, but every single Campus Partners employee has. As our Human Resources Assistant, Stacey’s duties include everything from performing new hire orientations to payroll benefits administration to coordinating employee relations functions. Stacey says of her responsibilities, “I do everything our employees need.”

After graduating from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education, Stacey taught elementary school in Maryland for several years. She got her start in Human Resources when she accepted a position at Aerotek in Greensboro, NC and furthered her experience at Lowes Foods corporate headquarters in Winston-Salem. She joined Campus Partners as Human Resources Assistant in June of 2003. Stacey said she wanted to take a break from teaching, so she tried Human Resources and loved it! So much so, that she went back to school to obtain her Masters Degree in Human Resources. “I had the work experience and now I also have the text book knowledge to go along with it,” Stacey said of her recent graduation from North Carolina A & T State University.

Stacey says being in Human Resources is very challenging because HR laws change constantly and you have to keep abreast of all the modifications and remain in compliance. She credits Pat Shepherd, Director, Human Resources, as being a tremendous help. Stacey commented, “Pat is a wealth of knowledge. She really knows her stuff.” Stacey said the most rewarding aspect of her job is helping others. “I know it sounds cliché,” Stacey expressed, “but I really do like helping people and offering good customer service.” She continued to explain with a smile, “All Campus Partners employees are my customers.”

Stacey’s dynamic personality and unwavering compassion make her a natural for Human Resources. “If you need a smile or a pep talk, with Stacey in charge of the face of HR, you will leave her office feeling renewed and refreshed to carry on,” felicitated her manager and Human Resources Director, Pat Shepherd. Her motto is “give the world the best you have and the best will come back to you.” “My mother taught me that,” Stacey revealed, “and these are words I try to live by every day.”

In addition to Stacey’s regular duties, she chairs two volunteer committees at work. The Community Outreach Committee focuses on needs in the community, holding food drives at Thanksgiving and Christmas and donating to such charitable organizations as the Salvation Army and Crisis Control Ministry. The committee is most proud of their involvement in the Partners in Education program that pairs the company with Wiley Middle School, which is located a few miles from our office. With the help of employee contributions, the committee provides school supplies and student honor roll awards and donated to the school’s Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. The Activities Committee sponsors monthly contests and other morale building events for employees. “I think it’s important to do fun things at the office because it fosters a positive work environment,” Stacey remarked.

The only girl and youngest of three, Stacey was born and grew up in the small town of Murfreesboro, NC. She loves to roller skate, read, listen to jazz and hip-hop music and travel. In fact, one of her most vivid childhood memories is of a family vacation to Arizona, where she visited the Grand Canyon.
At home, Stacey enjoys spending time with her “couch potato” cocker spaniel, Coco, who has to watch Animal Planet while Stacey is at work. “ I have to leave the TV on because he likes to bark at the animals on the screen,” Stacey laughed. Movies such as Boomerang and Love, Jones are more Stacey’s choice for viewing.

Stacey says that for the future, she is looking forward to growing professionally in her HR career at Campus Partners. As we continue to grow as a company, Stacey’s possibilities are limitless. Her education, positive attitude and uniqueness guarantee her much success.