Atlanta CHRO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CHROs today.

Planning for and shaping the future of work
Becoming the board's leader of human capital
Transforming HR structure and strategy

Atlanta CHRO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Atlanta CHRO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CHROs, for CHROs.

Co-Chairs

Jed Milstein

Asbury Automotive Group
Chief Human Resources Officer

Meg Newman

BrandSafway
EVP and Chief People Officer

Jill Wilson

Carter's
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Development

Members

Monica Anderton

DS Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer

Andrew Blaisdell

Silverline
Chief People Officer

Barry Boyles

Capstone Logistics
Senior VP, Human Resources

Karen Brandenburg Viera

Church's Chicken
SVP, Human Resources & Internal Communications

Julie Brehm

Georgia-Pacific
SVP, Human Resources

Erika Burk

Porsche Cars North America
Vice President, Human Resources

Vicki Cansler

Piedmont Healthcare
CHRO

Deborah Caplan

NextEra Energy
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Corporate Services

Francoise Caraguel

PGi
EVP & Chief Human Resource Officer

Cole Carroll

Mansfield Energy
Vice President, Human Resources

Jamie Clark

Printpack
Senior Vice President - Human Resources

Raymond Co

IHG
SVP, Americas Human Resources & Global Learning COE

Niki Cook

TSG
SVP HR

Brad Cummings

Imerys Usa Inc
Vice President Human Resources

Daniel Goldblatt

Serta Simmons Bedding
CHRO

Timothy Goodly, Ph.D.

AMB Group
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Michelle Hairston

PulteGroup
Senior Vice President of Human Resources/CHRO

Todd Helms

Mueller Industries
CHRO

Rosilyn Houston

BBVA Compass
Chief Talent & Culture Executive, Senior Executive Vice President

Alesia Jones

University of Alabama at Birmingham
CHRO

Khara Julien

Americold
CHRO

Michelle Kilroy

Elemica
Chief Human Resources Officer

Camye Mackey

Atlanta Hawks
Chief People Officer

Alanna Mahone

LeasePlan USA
VP, Human Resources

Todd McCarty

Cumulus Media
CHRO & SVP HR

Virginia Means

United Distributors
Chief People Officer

Reginald Mebane

Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Senior Executive Service(SES) Director Office of Equal Employment Opportunity(OEEO)

Lars Minns

Mercedes-Benz USA
CHRO

Jim Neill

Genuine Parts
Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President

Linda Nelson

Georgia State University
CHRO

Valerie Norton

Habitat For Humanity International
Chief People Officer

Ross Ott

SCP Health
CHRO

Elizabeth Patrick

Diebold Nixdorf
SVP Chief People Officer

Michael Pilnick

First Advantage
Executive Vice President,Global HR

Lily Prost

J.M. Huber
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Kathy Reardon

Dollar General
EVP & Chief People Officer

DeRetta Rhodes

Atlanta Braves
EVP/Chief People Capital Leader

Mike Rickheim

Neenah Paper
Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Administrative Officer

Cliff Robinson

Chick-fil-A
EVP & Chief People Officer

Rick Roche

Grady Health
Chief People Officer

Brian Sasadu

BlueLinx
CHRO

Mari Sifo

SWM
CHRO

Melody Smalls

The Weather Company
Chief HR & Compliance Officer

Elizabeth Spence

Gypsum Management & Supply
CHRO

David Stafford

Michelin North America
Chief Human Resource Officer

Anna Stevens

HD Supply
Chief People Officer

Mark Stock

Interfor
SVP, Human Resources & IT

Dennis Taylor

Munich Reinsurance America
Vice President, Human Resources

Bradford Wilkins

Collibra
VP, People

Jennifer Wyant

Republic National Distributing Company
Corporate VP, Compensation & Benefits

"It’s helpful to learn from folks who have a real diversity of challenges in front of them, and you can readily apply that within your own businesses.”

Deon MacMillan, CHRO
Ardent Mills

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Ruth Ferguson, SVP, CHRO
The Related Companies

“The events are top-notch with high-quality content and a professional, collegial atmosphere that enables our community's HR leaders to come together and share impactful ideas. Because of its value, I make it a priority to participate.”

Angie Freeman, CHRO
C.H. Robinson

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May 4, 2021

Atlanta CHRO Virtual Executive Summit

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Renewing the Focus on DE&I

What’s next if you’ve had a DE&I program at your organization for 20 years? Melinda Rogers, VP & Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer at NW Natural, shares ways to execute a long-term culture strategy and avoid complacency.

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BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021

What We’ve Learned About Building Communities Virtually

After 900 virtual events with more than 32,000 executives, we learned that C-level leaders were eager to connect with peers and share their experiences. Here’s what else we learned about providing the best opportunities to collaborate virtually.

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BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? CISO Meredith Harper

On the podcast, we interview C-level executives and thought leaders about a timely business question. Read highlights of our conversation with VP and CISO Meredith Harper of Eli Lilly talking about diversity and the workplace of the future.