Sharon Giles
Sharon Giles is currently Director of Human Resources at Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory. Previous employers include Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Orbital ATK. With a career spanning over four decades, Sharon has gained a wide breadth of professional experience, which encompasses the full breadth of key HR focus areas. She has worked in consumer products and aerospace, profit and not-for-profit, and manufacturing and corporate settings. Sharon’s career began in recruiting; migrated to safety; moved next to
employee relations, training and development; and then to talent management. From 2020 to 2022, Sharon taught or co-taught Mgmt 6675 Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution as a USU-MHR adjunct instructor. She holds a BS from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MBA from University of Phoenix. Sharon currently serves on USU’s MHR Advisory Board.