Bio:
Susan M. Giddings, PhD, served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 33 years prior to her retirement in
2024. She began her career in 1991 as a Correctional Officer and was promoted through the ranks to
Case Manager, Case Management Coordinator, Regional Sr. Correctional Programs Specialist, and finally
to Unit Management Section Chief, Correctional Programs Branch in Washington, DC. Ms. Giddings
earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice Corrections from the University of Cincinnati, a Master
of Criminal Justice in Correctional Administration from the University of South Carolina, and a PhD in
Business Administration with a specialization in Criminal Justice from Northcentral University.
Ms. Giddings’ expertise includes offender classification; case management practices, emergency response
management; security operations, policy management; adult professional development training;
continuous improvement management, Lean practices, and compliance auditing. While serving as Unit
Management Section Chief, Ms. Giddings was one of the co-architects for the Bureau’s Federal Time
Credits implementation serving as the Correctional Programs Division’s time credits SME.
Since retiring from federal service, she has started her own consulting business providing assessment and
training services for law enforcement and correctional organizations. She also partners with Bruce
Cameron and Federal Prison Authority providing subject-matter expertise for all federal, case
management activities.
In her free time, Ms. Giddings enjoys family history research, investigative genetic genealogy, and
writing. She is also member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and enjoys her volunteer work
in historic preservation. Ms. Giddings currently resides in Ohio with husband.
