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

Dina Barmasse-Gray
The Cheesecake Factory
Chief People Officer

Kari Durham
Skyworks
SVP, Human Resources

Ross Pollack
LionsGate Entertainment
EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Celina Scally
Apria Healthcare
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Members
Michael Adamson
UST
VP, Global HR Operations
Kimberly Allain
Cal Poly Pomona
Senior AVP, Employee & Organizational Development & Advancement and HR Operations
Anne Buchanan
Guitar Center
CHRO
Colleen Butler
Bourns
VP, Global Human Resources
Deborah Cegielski
Cubic Corporation
Chief Human Resources Officer
Brooke Coffey
New Wellness
CHRO
Lindsay Crawley-Herbert
SCAN Health Plan
Chief People Officer
Jamila Daniel
Starz
Chief Diversity Officer & SVP, Human Resources
Maria Elena De Guevara
County of Santa Barbara, CA
Director of Human Resources
Jodi DiCenzo
NBC Universal
Global Head of Human Resources
Brenda Diederichs
Riverside County
Assistant CEO & Director, Human Resources
Bob Eisen
Western Dental Services
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Julie Fletcher
TheKey
Chief Human Resources Officer
Jeff Fraley
Big 5 Sporting Goods
SVP, Human Resources
Lisa Garrett
Los Angeles County, CA
Director of Personnel
Edie Givens
Sony Pictures Entertainment
SVP, People and Organization
Ellen Goldsmith
Deluxe
Chief People Officer
Justin Hastings
Experian Health
Chief Human Resources Officer, North America
Jim Hazboun
ITS Logistics
Chief Human Resources Officer
Michele Hoff
Epson America
VP, Human Resources, Americas
Bobby Johnson
Brookfield Residential
Vice President Human Resources
Samantha Khoury
Los Angeles Lakers
VP, Human Resources
Alex Kweskin
Banc of California
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Grace Lee
Lumentum
EVP Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer
Pearl Shiue Luu
CTBC Bank
SVP - Head of Human Resources
Julia McCallin
California Institute of Technology
AVP & CHRO, Human Resources
Aaron Morin
HomeStreet Bank
SVP, Human Resources Director
Tasmin Plater
Fifth Season
SVP, Global Head of Human Resources
Jenny Rhodes
PennyMac
CHRO
Leslie Riggs
Skechers
Global Head of Human Resources
Ellen Sheehan
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Executive Director, HARRT
Kevin Tackaberry
loanDepot
EVP, Human Resources
Tracy Ting
Encore Capital Group
CHRO
Mark Welch
Farmers Insurance
Chief People & Diversity Officer
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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
December 7, 2023 | 1 day
Southern California CHRO Executive Summit
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Content from your CHRO peers
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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.
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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.
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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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