Juanita StallworthAtlanta-based Hotel Equities recently named Juanita Stallworth as the Vice President of Human Resources for the firm with 100+ hotels in 22 states nationwide. Ms. Stallworth joined Hotel Equities from the Atlanta office of Samsung Electronics where she served as a Manager of Human Resources for the past two years. She held the top HR position at Samsung, a Fortune 100 provider of electronics, and partnered with the firm’s executive management to grow the business group through innovative human resources management. After beginning her career at EFL, Inc. in Chicago where she rose to serve as Vice President of Human Resources, she moved to Atlanta as Associate Development Supervisor/Human Resources for The Home Depot. Additional positions in Atlanta included Director of Human Resources for Papa John’s International and Regional Manager, Human Resources, RadioShack Corporation. Ms. Stallworth holds a B.A. degree in Communication Arts from Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois. In addition to holding several professional certifications, Ms. Stallworth is a member of the Society Human Resource Management and two professional affiliate organizations. Involved in the community, Ms. Stallworth heads the Trustee Board, directs the choir and volunteers in the homeless ministry at her church. She also enjoys travel, music and theater. Residents of Lilburn, in Gwinnett County, Georgia, she and her husband Jessie are the parents of five children.