Dallas CHRO Community

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

Shifting Business Focus From Critical Roles to Critical Skills
Revolutionizing the Employee Experience to Aid Retention
New Ways of Leading for a New Era of Work

Dallas CHRO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Joe Hudson

Newmark Group Inc
CHRO

Patrick McLaughlin

Frito-Lay North America
SVP & CHRO

Amy Messersmith

Builders FirstSource
Chief People Officer

Dan Sessa

Lennox International
EVP & CHRO

Members

Kim Besse

Children's Health
EVP & CHRO

Judy Carter

BNSF Railway
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

Debbie Cowan

Williams
Sr. VP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Steve Cunningham

TDIndustries
Chief People Officer

Christopher Curia

Energy Transfer
EVP, Human Resources & CHRO

Mary Beth DeNooyer

Keurig Dr Pepper
CHRO

Debbie Dennis

Oncor Electric Delivery
Chief Customer Officer & SVP Human Resources and Corporate Affairs

Vanessa Dupuis

Celanese
CHRO

Katie Ebrahimi

Unisys
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Dara Engle

ORIX USA
Chief People Officer

Lisa Esparza

AutoNation
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Cindy Fiedelman

Digital Realty
CHRO

Elizabeth Galloway

Brinks
EVP & CHRO

Russell Goin

Behavioral Health Group
Chief People Officer

Perry Gragg

American Trailer Works
SVP of HR

Angela Greenfeather

Mr. Cooper
EVP & CHRO

Paul Gregory

Mitel
SVP, Chief People and Culture Officer

Shelie Gustafson

Jacobs
EVP & Chief People Officer

Calvin Hilton

Bread Financial
SVP, Chief Diversity Officer

Paul Hoffman

Hunt Consolidated
SVP, Human Resources and CHRO

Reggie Johnson

Signet Jewelers Limited
SVP, NA Field HR & Chief Diversity Officer

Carrie Kirby

Vistra Corp
EVP & CAO

Carla Kuaiwa

JPS Health Network
SVP Chief HR Officer

Kristin Lane

CRH
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Building Products Division

Jason Leonard

Daltile
VP, Human Resources

Elga Lohler

Smith & Nephew
CHRO

Nakesha Lopez

Baylor Scott & White Health
Chief Human Resources Officer

Kristi Maynor

TopGolf
Chief people Officer

Cara McDaniel

Veritex Community Bank
Chief HR/Talent Officer

Felicia Miller

Parkland Health & Hospital System
EVP & Chief Talent Officer

Maryam Morse

Andrews Distributing
Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Communications

Pam Murray

North Dallas Bank and Trust
CHRO

Suzanne Myers

Arcosa
Chief Human Resources Officer

Holly Novak

Jack Henry & Associates
Chief People Officer

Chelle O'Keefe

Associa
EVP & CHRO

Dr. Patrick Oldenburgh Jr.

Army and Air Force Exchange Service
EVP, CHRO

Kelly Pool

Tenet Health
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Leigh Robinson

Uber Freight
Chief People Office - Head of People

Rudy Rodriguez, Jr.

Chuck E Cheese's Entertainment
EVP, Chief Legal & Human Resources Officer

Alison Schmidt

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
CHRO and SVP, HR

Eric Severson

Neiman Marcus
Chief People & Belonging Officer

Scott Sherman

Sally Beauty Holdings
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Devesh Sinha

Pizza Hut Inc
Chief Operating & People Officer, Latin America, Caribbean & Iberia

Scott S. Smith

DIRECTV
CHRO

Sid Srivastava

Cinemark Holdings
EVP HR, DEI & CSR

Marla Storm

Balfour Beatty US
CHRO

Kevin Tackaberry

loanDepot
Chief Human Resources Officer

James Watts

Pizza Hut Inc
Global Chief People Officer

Kimberly Webb

CHRISTUS Health
SVP, CHRO

Heidi Weingartner

Dallas Cowboys
CHRO

Shawn Williams

Sabre Corporation
EVP and Chief People Officer

Amy Yates

Capital One Financial
Head of Human Resources, Financial Services

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CARIBOU COFFEE

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CORSEARCH

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Upcoming Programs

VIRTUAL

July 27, 2023 | 1 hour

Dallas CHRO Town Hall

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

September 27, 2023 | an evening

Dallas CHRO Inner Circle

The Constellation Club

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

Content from your CHRO peers

TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JUNE 8, 2023

Creating Certainty in Uncertain Times

As economic instability continues, executives are still grappling with the “triple squeeze” of rising inflation, scarce expensive talent and continuous supply chain disruptions. CHROs in Toronto discussed how to strategically make trade-offs between reducing spending and developing initiatives that ease employees and drive retention – these are their takeaways.

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BLOG | JUNE 7, 2023

Business Leaders Find High Value in Executive Summits

C-level executives are leading through economic uncertainty and a volatile business environment. It seems that there has never been a better time for executives to get together with peers and collaborate on shared challenges. At the start of our Executive Summit season, we’ve seen participation increase 40% over last year – discover why.

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE | JUNE 4, 2023

Championing Organizational Culture: One CHRO’s Journey

In recent years, organizational culture has become recognized as essential to the business strategy, but for Chief Marketing and People Officer at O.C. Tanner Mindi Cox, this is not a new phenomenon. Here, Mindi shares her leadership journey and how she is leveraging her position in the C-suite to create fulfilling employee experiences.