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Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CHROs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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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
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

Craig Haydamack
Milliken & Company
SVP, CHRO

Terri Lewis
One Call
Chief Human Resources Officer

Jed Milstein
Asbury Automotive Group
Chief Human Resources Officer

Stephanie Murray
Schnitzer Steel
VP, HR and Chief Diversity 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
Vishal Bhalla
Atrium Health
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer Atrium Health Navicent & Chief Experience Officer
Brent Borders
FieldCore
CHRO
Karen Brandenburg Viera
Church's Chicken
Senior Vice President, Global Chief People Officer
Kiersten Burstiner
AmeriLife Group
Chief Human Resources Officer
Vicki Cansler
Piedmont Healthcare
CHRO
Deborah Caplan
NextEra Energy
Executive Vice President Human Resources and Corporate Services
Stephen Childs
Panasonic
VP, CHRO
Jamie Clark
Printpack
Senior Vice President & CHRO
Heather Collins
EMJ Corporation
Executive Vice President of People and IT
Brad Cummings
Imerys Usa Inc
Vice President Human Resources
Michelle Dean
Artera Services
CHRO
John Ferguson
NASCAR
SVP, CHRO
Timothy Goodly, Ph.D.
AMB Group
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Michelle Hairston
PulteGroup
Senior Vice President of Human Resources/CHRO
Cathy Hardin
Gwinnett County Public Schools
CHRO
Todd Helms
Mueller Industries
CHRO
Kevin Henry
BlueLinx
Chief People Officer
Audra Jenkins
Randstad North America
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Camye Mackey
Atlanta Hawks
EVP, Chief People, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Virginia Means
United Distributors
Chief People Officer
Reggie 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
Valerie Norton
Habitat For Humanity International
Chief People Officer
Ross Ott
SCP Health
CHRO
Elizabeth Patrick
Diebold Nixdorf
SVP CPO
Michael Pilnick
First Advantage
Executive Vice President,Global HR
Horace Porrás
American Tower Corp
Vice President Human Resources Latin America
DeRetta Rhodes
Atlanta Braves
EVP/Chief Culture Officer
Rick Roche
Grady Health
Chief People Officer
Felicia Sanders
Michelin
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mari Sifo
SWM
CHRO
Melody Smalls
The Weather Company
Chief HR & Compliance Officer
Karen Smith
AVX Corporation
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
Elizabeth Spence
Graphic Packaging
CHRO
Anna Stevens
Redfin
Chief People Officer
Martin Stier
HP Inc.
VP, Global Head of Human Resources
Grady Tripp
TEGNA
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Jill Van Pelt
RaceTrac Petroleum
VP, Human Resources
Jennifer Wyant
Republic National Distributing Company
Corporate VP, Compensation & Benefits
Lance Young
Walton County Board of Education
CHRO
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 28, 2023 | 1 day
Atlanta CHRO Executive Summit
Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
August, 2023 | an evening
Atlanta CHRO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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Content from your CHRO peers
BLOG | MARCH 27, 2023



BLOG | MARCH 27, 2023
3 Leadership Principles from Top C-Level Executives
Hundreds of C-level executives from the world’s leading organizations shared their guiding leadership principles. Learn the three themes that emerged as foundational for effective leadership.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MARCH 15, 2023



BLOG | MARCH 15, 2023
4 Common Practices of Successful CHROs
What can CHROs do to address these conflicting pressures and be effective leaders? We asked CHROs across Evanta communities to share their advice for someone just starting out in the role as a CHRO, and we noticed four common practices CHROs from top organizations do differently. Learn more.
VIEW POSTTOWN HALL INSIGHTS | MARCH 14, 2023



TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | MARCH 14, 2023
Tackling Talent in 2023
In 2023, the talent landscape is not expected to see any relief from the challenges presented in previous years, but what can human resources leaders do to support their organization through this time of high turnover? Recently, CHROs from the New York Community gathered for a Town Hall to address their top talent challenges and tactics to overcome them – these are their takeaways.
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