TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Oct 31, 2023

The Nashville Business Journal recently recognized TBA Chief Diversity Officer Mary Beard as an inaugural recipient of its Leaders in Diversity Award. The honorees include individuals and companies who are leading the charge to advance diversity and inclusion practices in the workplace, showing progress over perfection and speaking out for others in the business community. Beard is Senior Human Resources Counsel for HCA Healthcare Inc. “The biggest challenge is for individuals to recognize that unconscious bias exists and that they act on those biases,” said Beard in a feature profile. “Educating stakeholders on the use of micro-inclusions assists in overcoming the challenging effects of those micro-aggressions.” The Nashville law firm Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison PLC also was recognized with an award for its DEI efforts.