Board of Directors
Winston-Salem SHRM
2026 Board of Directors

Clark Bunting
President
Human Resources Manager
Grass America, Inc.

Rita Bottoms
President Elect/VP of Programs
VP of Sales/Client Relations
The Resource

Nathan Dibagno
Past President
Branch Manager, Owner
AtWork Personnel

Garrison Schmidt
VP of Membership
Office Manager
Blanco Tackabery
Leslie Acree
Secretary
Change Management Manager
Gildan
James Cantrell
Treasurer
Payroll & Benefits Administrator
Grass America, Inc.
Core Leadership Areas/Directors

Caroline Haynes
Certification Director
Global Director, Human Resources
Koch Engineered Solutions

Janet Owens
College Relations Director
Human Resources Specialist
Piedmont Federal Bank

Daniel Solis
Diversity Director
HR Manager
Seamless.AI

Cheryl Jeffries
Governmental Affairs Director
Sr. HR Consultant

Debi Reynolds
SHRM Foundation Director
Human Resources Consultant
MARSH
Randy Wooden
Workforce Readiness Director
Director of Professional Center
Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC

Melissa Pegram
Communications Director
HR Manager
Xceldyne
Jason Garfinkle
Sponsorship Director
Employee Benefits Coordinator
USI Insurance Services

Eriek Childs
Hospitality Director
Solid Case Specialist
Hanes Brand

Russell Dye
Member-At-Large
Employee Experience Coordinator
Financial Pathways of the Piedmont

Sierra Caple
Member-At-Large/Webmaster
HR Manager
Digestive Health Specialists, P.A.
Lori Mackowski
Member-At-Large
HR Generalist
Grass America, Inc.