Washington, DC 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

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 & Affiliates
CHRO

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

Vonda Bell

Farm Credit Administration
Chief Human Capital Officer

Mikki Bertot

WGL Holdings, Inc.
SVP, Human Resources

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

Kim Coldiron

American Woodmark Corp
CHRO

Sue Davies

Markel Corporation
Chief Human Resources Officer

Scott Drach

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

Dave Fink

Cobham
SVP, CHRO

Laura FitzRandolph

HMSHost
Chief Human Resources Officer

Bob Frost

PM Hotel Group
Senior Vice President, People & Culture

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

Lightspeed HQ
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 Health
Senior Vice President and CHRO

Regina Lindsay

YesCare
EVP, CHRO

Patricia Munchel

Amentum
EVP, CHRO

Michelle Murphy

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

Dr. Kristi Murphy Baldwin

Prince George's County Public Schools
CHRO

Kelly Neiman

DLA Piper
Chief Human Resources Officer

Jeff Newman

TEGNA
Chief Human Resources Officer

Katie O'Connell Jones

Fannie Mae
CHRO

Joty Paparello

MicroStrategy
EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Holly Paul

FTI Consulting
Chief Human Resources Officer

Carey Pellock

Anaplan
Chief People Officer

Marjorie Powell

AARP
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

Erin Roberts

Five Guys Enterprises
Deputy General Counsel, Chief People Officer

Cathy Schafrik

Fairfax County Government
Director, Human Resources

Mari Sifo

Host Hotels & Resorts
EVP, CHRO

Beth Skoletsky

Constellis
Chief Human Resources Officer

Sandy Stonesifer

Graham Holdings
CHRO

Natalie Stute

CentralSquare Technologies
Chief Human Resources Officer

Betty Thompson

Booz Allen Hamilton
Executive VP & Chief People Officer

Grady Tripp

TEGNA
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

Keith Vavra

ST Engineering
Chief Human Resources Officer, NA

Dionne Wallace Oakley

Freddie Mac
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Maureen Waterston

Leidos
Chief Human Resources Officer

Clay Worley

Bowman
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer

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CORSEARCH

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Upcoming Programs

VIRTUAL

April 21, 2023 | 1 hour

Washington, DC CHRO Town Hall

Creating Certainty in Uncertain Times

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

November, 2023 | 1 day

Washington, DC CHRO Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

Content from your CHRO peers

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.

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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.