2017 January Power Breakfast

Carolyn (Lyn) Turknett is co-founder and President of Turknett Leadership Group, an Atlanta-based consulting firm founded in 1987 that provides leadership and organization development services to companies in a variety of industries. The focus of her work is character in leadership, individual and organization assessment, executive team development, succession, and women in leadership. Research interests include corporate culture and business outcomes and neuroscience and leadership. She is the creator, with her husband and business partner Bob Turknett, of the Leadership Character Model. Ms. Turknett has a B.S. in mathematics and an M.A. in Sociology from the University of Georgia.  She is active in the community, and in 2015 received the Woman of Purpose Award from United Way of Greater Atlanta and a “Women Who Mean Business Award” from the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Rock Anderson Jr. is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for Cox Automotive. He leads the company’s people strategy, which emphasizes unlocking the potential of each of the 33,000 team members to drive business success now and in the future. He is also the inaugural co-chair of the Cox Automotive Diversity Council, which is tasked with formalizing the diversity and inclusion agenda for the company. Mr. Anderson graduated from Dillard University and earned his MSW from Tulane. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Dillard University, is a past board member of the United Way of Greater Atlanta, and chairs the benefits committee of the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.  He has received numerous awards, including the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources 2016 Trailblazer Award.

Jo Anne Hill is Director of Diversity and Employee Engagement at Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States. As Director, Mrs. Hill is responsible for ensuring that Aflac’s employment strategies and actions are reflective of its diverse marketplace. She leads and manages the diversity and inclusion approach for the company, including the integration of diversity into core personnel and business processes, with a focus on developing, implementing and driving best practice programs, initiatives, and processes to foster Aflac's corporate commitment to diversity. She joined Aflac in 1990, and her tenure has enabled her to gain a profound understanding of the company’s culture and to foster its award-winning reputation as an ethical company, preparing her for her current role as chief diversity officer. 

Dr. Joe Garcia is the Senior Director of Talent Management at The Home Depot.  In this capacity, he is responsible for Organizational Effectiveness (selection, engagement, analytics), Talent Planning, Performance Management and Organizational Development. Dr. Garcia has over 26 years of business experience in retail, medical equipment, life science, and management consulting. He is a frequent presenter at national conferences speaking about his work in the areas of selection and talent development. Dr. Garcia has extensive international experience and has consulted with multinationals in Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean and has lead major selection and organization development projects in Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil. Dr. Garcia holds a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Miami. He conducted his doctoral studies at the University of Miami and the Fielding Institute, where he graduated with a Ph.D. in human and organizational development.