Workshop Leaders

W. Melvin Haas III, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
Mel was formerly with the National Labor Relations Board. He heads up the Macon office of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC and focuses his practice on labor relations, union avoidance consulting, campaigns, and NLRB litigation. Mel serves as a chapter editor for Developing Labor Law and regularly speaks at ABA, SHRM, and association meetings. Mel counsels clients with regard to employment law matters and handles complex litigation. He is also chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association.

Keiko A. Humphries, K.A. Humphries Consulting, Inc.
Keiko has over 15 years Human Resource experience in private industry and consulting environments. She has experience in line and staff HR leadership positions; in both field and corporate environments. Her focus has been helping organizations develop and operate HR departments that are integrated with the company’s business objectives.
As an HR Professional, Ms. Humphries has worn many hats: Internal Consultant, HR Generalist, Compensation & Benefits Expert, Employee Relations Strategist, Recruiting Specialist, Trainer, and Speaker.

Rodney Page, The Focus Group
Rodney began his career with BellSouth (then Southern Bell) and progressed in the sales organization holding various sales management positions. He later moved to the corporate training organization managing all sales and product training for the 9-state region. Rodney developed a business plan that led to the creation of BellSouth Educational services which developed customized training for the telecommunications industry. He was President of this subsidiary. He has held executive level positions with various firms and worked as a consultant. in two broad areas: 1)sales/marketing/customer care in the telecommunications industry; 2) strategic planning , organizational development, sales/marketing, etc… He is co-founder of The Focus Group.


Clif Pritchett, Georgia Employers’ Association
Prior to joining GEA, Clif was a regional Human Resources Director for Pillowtex Corporation, the parent company of Fieldcrest Cannon. Affiliated with the company since 1990, he was involved in all phases of Human Resources including a collective bargaining workforce, labor disputes, EEOC and FMLA training. Clif has thirty years of experience in Human Resources activities including investigations, compliance issues, policy and procedure development and HR audits. Clif is a civil and labor management mediator. He is also certified state instructor.

Pete Tosh, The Focus Group
Prior to co-founding The Focus Group, Pete was the President and Founder of The Tosh Management Consultants, a consulting firm offering Organizational Development, Customer Loyalty Enhancement, and Human Resource Management services.
Pete’s areas of specialization include the design and implementation of: Organizational Development Processes; Customer Satisfaction Measurement, Customer Loyalty Enhancement and Recovery Initiatives; and Performance Management and other Human Resource Processes — all maximizing the achievement of corporate strategies via employee behavior. Pete has worked closely with the senior management of organizations such as Exxon, Brink’s, EMC, State Farm Insurance, Marriott, Cracker Barrel, Freddie Mac, and YKK.