Committees

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The DE&I Council works to promote, influence and advance our diversity mission throughout the Cobb Chamber and the community through the following four focus areas:

  • entrepreneurship development
  • leadership development and programs
  • marketing and communications
  • membership engagement

In each focus area, the Council is working to achieve the following vision statements:

  • To have an engaged and welcoming membership reflective of our community.
  • To have board and committee leadership reflect that of the community.
  • Reflect our welcoming, diverse and inclusive chamber and community in all marketing and communications.
  • Create a thriving environment for minority owned entrepreneurs in Cobb.
diverse business people at cobb chamber event
Strategic Partner:

2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council Committee

Chris Martin

Co-Chair, Kaiser Permanente

Darin Mitchell

Co-Chair, Chase Bank

AikWah Leow, Cobb County Government

Aisha DeBerry, Gas South

AJ Brooks, Wellstar

Al Martin, Georgia Power

Andrea Foard, Cobb County Government

Andrea Smith, The Atlanta Black Chambers

Angela Getter, Life University

Angela Parks, First Citizens Bank

Angie Lipscomb, TKE

Ashley Palmer, Cobb County Government

Belisa Urbina, Ser Familia Inc

Brandon Porter, Northwestern Mutual

Brian Marcos, City of Smyrna Fire Department

Britt Fleck, Georgia Power

Cheryl Richardson, Richardson Legal Group

Chris Lugo, Out Georgia Business Alliance

Chris Martin, Kaiser Permanente

Claudia Colichon, Ohio River South

Cory Savage, Charlie’s Angels Movers

Cynthia Syken, Humanvue

Daniel Vasquenza, VanMan Inc

Danielle Bedasse, Atlanta Braves

Darin Mitchell, Chase Bank

Darrell Morgan, 5th Down Group

Dave Ward, Tommy Nobis Center

Dawn Moore, Devry University

Deane Bonner, Cobb NAACP

Dedre Brown, Georgia DOL

Derek Goshay, Genuine Parts Company

Derrick Vincent, Jacobs Engineering

Diane LaRoss, Taylor English

Donna Middlebrooks, Re/Max

Drina Miller, Taylor English

Dyann Wilkerson, Wellstar

Elaine E. Armster, LINKSCAPE360

Erick Allen, GA House of Representatives

Esther Prieto, Cobb EMC

Harrison Davis, Life University

Holly Quinlan, Cobb Travel & Tourism

Ish Gayle, GHCC

Jackie Charles, Women are Worthy

Jackie McMorris, Cobb County Government

Jen McKeehan, Walmart

Jenny Jang, TKE

Jeriene Grimes, Cobb NAACP

Jesus Martinez, Peachtree Capital

John Loud, Loud Security

Jon Ingram, Woodruff Arts Foundation

Joseph Malbrough, The UPS Store

Joyette Holmes, Marietta Law Firm of GDCR

Juan Violantes, Violantes Group

Judith Bowers, Cobb County Government

Karen Hilton, Wellstar

Karen Park, The Walker School

Kartik Bhatt, Asian-Indian Chamber of Commerce

Kathryn Smith, Walton Birch

Katina Cunningham, C3 Innovations

Ken Johnson, East-West Pshycotherapy

Keylan Mitchell

Kim Ellet, The Growth Coach

Kyethea Clark, Atlanta DOT

Lashaunda Smith-Pope, Georgia Power

Le Joyce Naylor, Wellstar

Leanne Richards, Colgate Palmolive

Lee Johnson, Wells Fargo Bank

Lisa Cupid, Cobb County Government

Littie Brown, SpeedPro

Martin, Shari, Cobb Community Foundation

Marty Hughes, City of Kennesaw

Melvin Coleman, The Atlanta Black Chambers

Michael Baptiste, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Michael Murphy, Cobb County Government

Michael Smith, Life University

Michele Swann, Cobb Galleria

Mindy Elkan, MDE School

Mishaune Sawyer, JE Dunn

Naceo Denney, Georgia Power

Nicole Lawson, United Way

Norma Zuniga-Cardoza, Georgia Hispanic Chamber

Odessa Archibald, Georgia Power

Patti Schoettler, AFLAC

Rachel Rogers, Cobb Travel & Tourism

Randal Crider, Cobb County Government

Ric Kimball, KPMG

Rosanmarys R. Petrillo, Kaiser Permanente

Russell Smith, TSA Foundation

Russell Tamika, Life University

Sasha Bailey, TKE

Shenia Kirkland, Vonage Business

Sheree Knowles, HR Knowledge

Sonya Grant, CobbWorks

Stephon White, Gas South

Steve Byrne, Mauldin & Jenkins

Suzanne Tucker, Georgia Symphony Orchestra

Sylvia Carey-Butler, KSU

Tatiana Yarbrough, GHCC

Tiara Hunt, Strengthening Her Evolution, Inc

Tiffany Collie-Bailey, Girls Inc. Atl

Time Spearing, Gas South

Tracy Styf, Town Center CID

Velvet Washington, Gas South

Veronica Moldanado Torres, Georgia Hispanic Chamber

Vivian Ford, Wellstar

William Cheeks, ABBA Associates, Inc.

William Tanks, City of Powder Springs

Yvonne Byars, MUST Ministries