Washington, DC CHRO Community

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

Boosting workforce resilience for the future of hybrid work
Taking a dynamic approach to critical skills and competencies
Driving consequential accountability for DE&I

Washington, DC CHRO Governing Body

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

Co-Chairs

Ann Addison

Northrop Grumman
Corporate VP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Melissa Hurst

American Red Cross
Chief Human Resources Officer

Ken Kovach

B. F. Saul Company
Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Shawn Stokes

Prince George's
Director of Human Resources

Jacqueline Welch

New York Times
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Loretta Young Walker

MedStar Health
EVP & Chief People Officer

Members

Lauren Bediako

ValidaTek
Vice President of HR and Corporate Operations

Vonda Bell

Farm Credit Administration
Chief Human Capital Officer

Susann Bresnahan

Accenture Federal Services
CHRO

Towanda Brooks

National Credit Union Administration
Chief Human Capital Officer

Tia Butler

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Chief Human Capital Officer

Angie Casper

CACI International Inc
EVP & CHRO

Nazanin Codd

HITT Contracting
Vice President, Human Resources

Jane Datta

NASA
Chief Human Capital Officer

Sue Davies

Markel Corporation
Chief Human Resources Officer

Scott Drach

The Boeing Co
Vice President of Human Resources, Corporate and International

Laura FitzRandolph

HMSHost
Chief Human Resources Officer

Bob Frost

Washington Nationals and Lerner Enterprises
Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer

Bryan Garey

Virginia Tech
Vice President, Human Resources

Rita Grazda

SICPA North America
Vice President Human Resources

Mary Kay Gribbons

Sunrise Senior Living
Chief Human Resources Officer

Mark Hamberlin

Clark Construction Group
EVP, Chief People Officer

Rani Hammond

GenesisCare
Chief People & Culture Officer

Kimberly Hough

Chesterfield County Public Schools
Chief Human Resources Officer

Samantha Howland

Gannett
Chief People Officer

Jack Jackson

DCS Corporation
Vice President of Human Resources

Brendan Johnson

Adventist HealthCare
Senior Vice President and CHRO

Christopher Lee

William & Mary
Chief Human Resources Officer

Woody Montgomery

PM Hotel Group
EVP Human Resources

Patricia Munchel

PAE
EVP, CHRO

Kristi Murphy

Prince George's County Public Schools
CHRO

Michelle Murphy

BAE Systems, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration

Kelly Neiman

DLA Piper
CHRO

Jeff Newman

TEGNA
Chief Human Resources Officer

Joty Paparello

MicroStrategy
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Holly Paul

FTI Consulting
Chief Human Resources Officer

Carey Pellock

Neustar
EVP and CHRO

Marjorie Powell

AARP
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Erin Roberts

Five Guys Enterprises
Deputy General Counsel, Chief People Officer

Beth Skoletsky

Constellis
Chief Human Resources Officer

Cathy Spage

Fairfax County Government
Director, Human Resources

Sandy Stonesifer

Graham Holdings
CHRO

Natalie Stute

Gainwell
Chief Human Resources Officer

Betty Thompson

Booz Allen Hamilton
Executive VP & Chief People Officer

Keith Vavra

ST Engineering
CHRO

Clay Worley

Bowman
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer

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Deon MacMillan, CHRO
Ardent Mills

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Ruth Ferguson, SVP, CHRO
The Related Companies

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C.H. Robinson

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We asked CHROs across our Evanta communities about how they are experiencing and addressing the current talent shortage. Here are four key findings from our survey about the current talent landscape.