At the Gwinnett Chamber’s annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Summit, presented by Northside Hospital, we will create a space to engage in critical, thoughtful, and challenging dialogue in an effort to unlock the full potential of Gwinnett’s business community.

Thursday, May 11

8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Gas South Convention Center

Antonio D. Robinson
SVP, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

 

As Senior Vice President General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Robinson oversees the Company’s legal function, serves as the secretary for the Board of
Directors and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Robinson also has responsibility for the Company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and the Company’s diversity and inclusion strategy.
In his role, Mr. Robinson has responsibility for all legal issues, government relations, and governance securities. Mr. Robinson also partners with leaders throughout the Company to (1)
ensure the development and implementation of environmentally responsible business practices and product offerings, (2) enhance the workplaces within the Company’s value chain, (3) ensure our products and marketing reflect and represent all consumers, and (4) support the communities in which the Company operates. Mr. Robinson also serves as the Company’s Chief Compliance
Officer, overseeing the Company’s Ethics and Compliance Program, through which he addresses ethics and compliance issues in the Company’s domestic and international operations.

Prior to joining Carter’s in August 2010, Mr. Robinson was a Shareholder in the Atlanta office of Littler Mendelson, P.C. Mr. Robinson represented employers throughout the United States, in state
and federal court, on a variety of employment law claims, including discrimination and wage and hour claims. He also gained valuable employment law experience while working for Jackson Lewis
LLP. Before moving to Atlanta, Mr. Robinson started his career at the New Orleans, Louisiana based firm Jones Walker LLP.

Mr. Robinson routinely volunteers his time for charitable causes and currently serves on the Metro Atlanta YMCA Board and WABE Board, and Emory University Board of Advisors.

Camye Mackey
Executive Vice President and Chief People, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer

Camye Mackey is the Executive Vice President and Chief People, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer for the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. As the company’s top Human Resources and Diversity executive, she leads the development and execution of the People & DEI strategy and company culture.

Mackey came to the Hawks as the Chief People Officer in 2018. Prior to the Hawks, she held leadership positions with a diverse range of companies including MGM Resorts International, Walt Disney World, Special Olympics International, and B.F. Saul Hospitality Group.

Mackey’s priorities at the Hawks include leadership development, employee culture, embedding diversity and inclusion within all aspects of the business, and providing the essential link between employee engagement and guest experience. These priorities also integrate the implementation of the company’s S.M.I.L.E. service philosophy, which is rooted in southern hospitality and employee empowerment.

During her tenure, the Hawks won the Most Effective Recruitment Strategy award in the 2019 HR Excellence Awards presented by Atlanta Business Chronicle and was recognized by the Atlanta JournalConstitution as a Top Workplace for 2021 and 2022.

In March 2022, Mackey was named 2022 Women of the Year by the Georgia Diversity Council for her demonstrated professional excellence, consistent leadership, and community contributions. She also received the 2023 HBCU Culture Legacy Foundation Honoree Award. Camye sits on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Atlanta Board, the Atlanta Community Food Bank Board, and the Atlanta CHRO Governing Board.

Melissa Kohler Wheeler
Chief People Officer

 

 

Melissa Kohler Wheeler is an experienced Chief Human Resources Officer with a demonstrated history of working in marketing, technology, retail and non-profit.
 
 
While skilled in all aspects of human resources in the employment life cycle, benefits, compensation, DE&I,  Wheeler excels in developing culture and leaders. She’s focused on how people impact, improve and inspire business results, while channeling her energy on growing leaders early in their careers and coaching those further along to hone their skills, all while serving in the C-suite.  Though currently serving as the first Chief People Officer for Luckie & Company, Wheeler grew her career progressing through the ranks with retailers Dick’s Sporting Goods, where she led the stores recruiting efforts and Target, where she worked in stores HR.  She kicked her career off with a role as a State Program Director for Very Special Arts and maintains her passion for work in the diversity space, particularly in the differently-abled community.
 
 
Wheeler holds a Bachelors of Communications and Masters of Communication Sciences from The University of Southern Mississippi, a Human Resources Certification from Robert Morris University, is a certified practitioner and coach with emphasis in H.B.D.I., Strength Finders and DISC.  She is a graduate of Alabama’s Momentum women’s’ leadership training, member of CHIEF and annual judge for the Stevie Awards, as well as a former winner in Leadership in the Marketing and Advertising space.
 
 
In her spare time, Wheeler is involved in her community through serving in volunteer leadership positions with the local Band Boosters, church council and plays flute in the Celebration Winds.

Aisha DeBerry
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager

Aisha I. DeBerry was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. She has always had a love for the arts, learning to play the cello at the age of eight and being formally taught in the areas of dance and theater. Aisha considers herself a right and left brainer loving the arts but having a passion for business, logic, and justice. She majored in Economics at Northeastern University and went on to pursue her J.D. from Lincoln Memorial University where she was area president of the Black Law Student Association.

She currently serves as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager for Gas South. Prior to this role, she was the Executive Director of Diversity and Community Partnerships for the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Georgia Campus) pushing initiatives for equal access for diverse populations to pursue medical professions such as developing a strategic plan to enhance diversity from student admission, faculty recruitment, student/faculty/staff retention and all things in between.
She is the founder of AID Consulting- a consulting firm that provides Diversity and Inclusion strategies to include research, planning, training, and assessment and is the author of The Diversity Digest – A Beginner’s Guide to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Aisha and her dad, Roy DeBerry, co-host the Dad Daughter Dialogues podcast where they talk candidly about their father daughter relationship through the lens of being an African American Baby Boomer and Gen X-er.

Contact

Contact Lecia Young, Programs & Events Manager, with questions: 678-584-2252 or lyoung@gwinnettchamber.org
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