Lorrie leads human resources at Childress Klein, overseeing everything from recruiting and onboarding to benefits, compensation, payroll and 401(k).

Day to day, she recruits and onboards new talent, manages benefits renewals and advises managers on competitive pay practices. Lorrie also handles complex employee relations and legal issues, and built CK’s mentorship and leadership development programs to help employees grow. Keeping current on employment law, regulations and HR trends ensures the firm’s practices stay strong.

Her goal is simple: to make CK a better place to work. She aims to be a trusted resource for advice and counsel, and to make sure every employee is treated fairly.

Lorrie’s HR career spans more than 30 years. She spent more than a decade at Bank of America, rising to Senior Vice President of Human Resources, and later held HR leadership roles at Deloitte, Oasis Outsourcing, Joerns Healthcare and Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, is a member of SHRM and Charlotte SHRM, and was named Best in HR by the Charlotte Business Journal in 2022.