I look at the PhDs at Wingate in the classrooms in comparison to other schools, and I m very impressed. I look back on that and think, wow, if I hadn t had that support from my professors or that pat on the back, I might not have made it. For the past 20-plus years, Bullard has enjoyed a successful career in human resource management. Converse Inc. At Converse, Bullard is responsible for some 4,000 employees at sites in Lumberton, Charlotte, Mission, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico. She says her biggest challenge and number one priority is communication.
Communication is number one and one of the biggest problems, whether it s at work or in a marriage.
It s so important, she said. We hear about 60 percent of what s spoken, and we interpret it from our own perspective. Bullard has an impressive history of community involvement. She was the first woman to serve as president of the Rotary Club of Lumberton. She also served as the community s chamber of commerce president.