JOSEPH D. CROCKER BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Joseph D. Crocker is the Director of Operations at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation located in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The Foundation is a private philanthropic grantmaking organization with assets exceeding 400 million dollars.

Prior to September 2005, Joe joined Wachovia in 1988 as an assistant vice president in Hickory and then moved to Charlotte in 1994 as a vice president and manager of community and economic development for Charlotte and the southern region. He became senior vice president and CRA Administrator for the Carolinas in 1997 and moved to Winston-Salem.

Crocker is a native of Kings Mountain, NC. After receiving his BS degree from Western Carolina University in 1974, he moved to Hickory and took a position with First Union National Bank. He also held positions at Southwood Reproductions, Shook & Tarlton Realtors and Southeastern Savings and Loan – all in Hickory. Over the years, he has participated in banking schools and workshops throughout the nation.

Crocker is a former chair of the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees and currently serves on the boards of the North Carolina Rural Center, the North Carolina Public School Forum, the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers, and Donors Choose NC. He is vice chair of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.

He has served on the boards of the Mint Museum in Charlotte and Catawba Valley Community College and chaired the board of Catawba Memorial Hospital, both in Hickory, NC. He was president of the boards of the Family Guidance Center and the Inter-Faith Housing Development Corporation of Hickory. He was also the chair of the Catawba County United Way Campaign and President of the Board.

Crocker is a recipient of the Hickory Community Relations Council Outstanding Citizenship Award, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Citizen of the Year Award and the Western Carolina University Alumni Distinguished Service Award. In 2004 he was also awarded an honorary doctorate degree by Western Carolina University.

He is married to Carol Vaughan Crocker. They have three children, Nathan, Marcella, and Angela.