Meet the Team

Jeffery D. Lewis

Co-Managing Director

Jeffery Lewis oversees professional services and sales for Affirmity’s affirmative action consulting services and diversity planning programs. He leads teams of consultants who deliver services spanning affirmative action, EEO compliance, and diversity planning. He also oversees a team of experts who specialize in evaluating allegations of discriminatory employment practices.

With more than 35 years with the company, Mr. Lewis has assisted hundreds of clients across numerous industries. He regularly presents executive seminars on all aspects of affirmative action and diversity management.

Contact Jeffery:  Jeffery.lewis@affirmity.com

Bruce Kile

Co-Managing Director

Bruce Kile oversees technology at Affirmity—with direct responsibility for technology operations, support, and software product development. He leads a team of developers and quality assurance engineers who deliver affirmative action, EEO, and diversity planning products to clients. He also manages support and operations for Affirmity software products and data centers.

With more than 35 years in technology leadership and 20 years focused on affirmative action and diversity, Mr. Kile helps clients achieve their goals using Affirmity technology.

Contact Bruce: Bruce.kile@affirmity.com

Kim Hendon

Vice President, Sales 

Kim Hendon oversees account management and sales for Affirmity. She is responsible for building successful, long-term partnerships with clients for generating new business. Having served with the company for more than 20 years, Ms. Hendon has in-depth knowledge and broad experience in all areas of compliance and diversity.

Ms. Hendon assists clients with planning and development of affirmative action programs, diversity initiatives, and diversity training. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Contact Kim: Kim.hendon@affirmity.com

Mauri Spears

Vice President, Consulting Services

Mauri Spears has served Affirmity clients since 1997, providing leadership in workforce compliance, succession planning, and training management. She has managed process re-engineering initiatives for both workforce compliance and recruitment management.

As Vice President, Ms. Spears oversees all of Affirmity’s consulting and implementation services and leads our data analytics team. She also drives corporate management, employee consulting, and training engagements.

Ms. Spears is a frequent presenter at professional conferences focused on executive leadership and management, as well as HR industry and related professional associations.

Allen Appleby

Manager, Product Management

Allen Appleby oversees product management at Affirmity with direct responsibility for establishing product vision, strategy, and roadmaps.

He is an experienced product management leader who brings 20 plus years experience across multiple industries. He helps clients achieve positive business outcomes by ensuring Affirmity’s products deliver value across their affirmative action, EEO, and diversity and inclusion needs.

Allen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business, an MBA in Marketing, and is Pragmatic Marketing certified.

Contact: allen.appleby@affirmity.com

Christine Avila

Manager, Consulting Services

Christine Avila, Manager, Consulting Services, has been with Affirmity since 2010. She manages a team of consultants and advises clients in a variety of industries on affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and diversity issues.

Prior to joining Affirmity, Ms. Avila had seven years of compliance experience as well as four years of recruiting experience for companies in the media and finance industries.

Ms. Avila has served on the North Texas Industry Liaison Group (NTILG) Board since 2011.

Lana Cordero

Manager, Consulting Services/Data Analytics

Lana Cordero has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Affirmity, she served as a senior affirmative action paralegal and affirmative action coordinator for Jackson Lewis LLP. Ms. Cordero leads a team of analytics professionals responsible for data preparation, including raw data cleansing and data integrity validation. She also supports Affirmity clients by providing on- and off-site consulting support for corporate compliance teams.

Ms. Cordero is a member of the North Texas Industry Liaison Group (NTILG).

Stephen Caldwell

Manager, Consulting Services and Diversity Planning Programs

Stephen Caldwell leads and manages a team of Affirmity consultants and provides consulting and project management in diversity planning. He has assisted clients in the utility, healthcare, defense, telecommunications, energy, chemical, and other industries.

Mr. Caldwell has been with Affirmity for more than eight years and has more than 20 years of experience in human resource consulting and diversity planning.

Aaron Johnson

Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering

Mr. Johnson leads the team responsible for testing Affirmity’s CAAMS software®, CRC Document Management, and AAPlanner® applications. He has 20 years of experience in manual and automated software QA and more than 15 years working with affirmative action applications. He is a Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience testing software within the Agile development methodology.

Charles McGhee

Manager, Consulting Services

Charles (Chuck) McGhee, PhD, serves as Affirmity’s lead statistician. He has over 20 years of expertise in workforce compliance, in the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Affirmity, he served for 10 years as senior statistician with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

He has more than four years’ experience in the private sector providing consultative services to federal contractors. He leads pay equity studies, hiring decision analyses, and termination analyses projects on behalf of clients across industries.

Dr. McGhee holds a PhD in Biostatistics, and undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Mathematics.

Patrick McNiel

Principal Consultant

Patrick McNiel, PhD, specializes in workforce analytics, using both qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze employment practices and inform employment decisions.

Dr. McNiel is an expert in hiring decision analysis. He applies this expertise to examine both the validity of instruments used for talent acquisition and management and the potential of such instruments for creating adverse impact.

Dr. McNiel holds a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and he is licensed to practice psychology by the State of Texas.

Brad Wiltshire

Manager, Consulting Services

Brad Wiltshire manages a team of consultants at Affirmity. He has fifteen years of experience developing Affirmative Action Plans as well as EEO-1, and VETS reports for clients across many industries. A former attorney, Mr. Wiltshire’s legal background has helped him provide ongoing guidance and support for OFCCP audits and other compliance needs.