Human Resources is more than paperwork.
About Claudia B. Kropf
Claudia B. Kropf is the president/owner of Monday’s Row, LLC. Monday’s Row is a human resources consulting firm. The firm focuses on the education of students and employers in the science of human resources. The firm also provides consulting services to identify the root cause of and outline remedies for employee-associated issues that negatively affect the workplace and therefore, the bottom line of the business.
Kropf began her career in accounting for the state government of South Carolina and then in Scott Paper, Fidelity Investments, and State Street Bank in Boston. She made a career shift to human resources where she held leadership positions in multiple industries, including manufacturing, hospitality, information technology, and professional services. Her last role was Deputy Administrator - Administration for Florence County, South Carolina, where she was responsible for HR, facilities, procurement, IT, finance, and grants. Previous positions also include Director of Human Resources for Florence County, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the National Automobile Dealers Association and Vice President of Marketing for the Human Resources Association of the National Capital Area in Washington, DC. Claudia is a member of the national and local chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management. She has also extended her human resources expertise as a guest speaker for the Northern Virginia mentoring program and keynote speaker for the Emerging Leaders Summer Institute graduation. She has been an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Human Resources Master’s Program at the University of Southern California since 2017.
Born in Washington, DC, Kropf grew up in South Carolina and received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of South Carolina and her Master of Science in Human Resources Management from LaRoche University in Pittsburgh, PA. She holds her Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and her SHRM-SCP, senior certified professional, designation from the Society of Human Resource Management.
Kropf values respect in all relationships. Respect opens the door to effective communication that in turn opens the door to any worthwhile endeavor. In her spare time, she enjoys voice and photography.
HR Simply Defined
HR Simply Defined
Why “simply define” HR? Well, partly because the field currently has almost as many definitions as it does practitioners, and HR deserves a core definition that establishes a baseline performance expectation.