Board of Directors

Corporate Officers

Chairman of the Board

Stace Millender, Global Inclusion & Diversity Manager at Cisco

President

Chuck Obina, President/CEO at Global Diversity and Inclusion Foundation

Secretary

Brioni Gonsalves, Senior Director, International Benefits at Wal-Mart

Assistant Secretaries

Joel Portman, Contract Negotiator at Centene Corporation

Kevin Malin, Branch Manager at Landmark Networks

Treasurer

Lilly Baldwin, Director, Global Financial Operations at Avnet, Inc.

Board Advisors

Breanna Speed, Database Analyst at United Stationers (Chairman Emeritus)

David Gevertz, Vice-Chair, Labor & Employment Department at Baker Donelson (Legal Counsel)

Neil Watanabe, EVP/CFO at Anna’s Linens (Financial Advisor)

Board of Directors

Al Patano, Senior Human Resources Executive at DeVry University (recently retires with UPS)

Ashley Berg, VP Diversity and Inclusion at Coca-Cola Refreshments

Barbara Zito, Senior Vice President Marketing at Frontier Insurance Company

Breanna Speed, Database Analyst at United Stationers (Chairman Emeritus)

Brian McNaught, Owner at Brian McNaught & Associates

Charmon Parker-Williams, Principle Consultant/President at Parker Williams Consulting

Cheryl Miller, Principle at The Spartans Group

Daniel Pon, Vice President Human Resources at U.S. Airways

David Gevertz, Vice-Chair, Labor & Employment Department at Baker Donelson

Deisi Scott, Partner at On Point Consulting and Coaching

Effenus Henderson, Chief Diversity Officer at Weyerhaeuser

Gary Wheeler, Principle at The Virtual HR Director

Gracie Vega, Vice President Human Resources at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Graciela Meibar, Vice President Global Sales, Training & Diversity at Mattel

Guy Auguste, EEO & Diversity Administrator at Mt Sinai Medical Center

J. Robby Gregg, Jr, Director of Diversity at PFLAG

Janine Thomas, Attorney at White Fleischner & Fino

Jason Berman, Principle at North-South Communications, Inc

Jeff Klare, CEO at Hire Disability Solutions

Jennifer Sertl, President  at Agility3R

Joann Jackson, Partner at The HR Annex (recently retired with Marriott)

Joe Amato-Baril, Director of Diversity at FirstBank

Joe Gerstandt  , Principle at joegerstandt.com

Kerry Mitchell Jones, Director, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness at Dartmouth College

Kevin Malin, Branch Manager at Landmark Networks

Liliana Gil, Managing Partner & Cultural Intelligence Officer at XL Alliance

Luis R. Hall, CMC, President at BLJ Group

Margaret Johns, Owner at SAGE Design

Maurice Dorsey, National Program Leader at United States Department of Agricultural

Navneet Singh Narula, Chief Executive Officer at nBrilliance Consulting

Neil Watanabe, EVP/CFO at Anna’s Linens

Paul Moss, Vice President Business Development at The Zitter Group

Ragui Kamel, Principle at Executive Technology Consultant

Salvador Mendoza, Vice President Global Diversity at Hyatt Hotels & Resorts

Sangita Kasturi, Director, Global Internal Communications at Johnson Controls

Scott Murphy, Senior Vice President Human Resources at TBS-Time Warner

Sharad Creasman, Religion, Conflict & Peace building Pre-Doctoral Fellow at Morehouse College

Todd Davis, Vice President, Worldwide Recruitment at Warner Bros. Entertainment

Tyronne Stoudemire, Global Director for Diversity and Inclusion at AON-Hewitt

Wendy Bircher, President at Prolearning Innovations