ATLANTA – Shelton Goode has been named diversity action manager with Georgia Power.  Goode most recently served as a customer service supervisor at Georgia Power’s Customer Care Center in Henry County. 

Goode began his career with Southern Company at Alabama Power as an employee development team leader in 1998.  He moved to Southern Company Services in 2001 as a human resources business consultant, where he supported several client organizations prior to moving the Customer Care Center in 2005. Prior to joining Southern Company, Goode was Diversity Manager at the National Security Agency from 1987 to 1990.

In his new role, Goode will be responsible for overseeing the development of policies and procedures that support Georgia Power’s diversity initiatives.

“Shelton brings to the job a wealth of diversity content knowledge, a results-oriented outlook, superior interpersonal skills and communication expertise,” said Frank McCloskey, Georgia Power’s vice president of diversity.   “His extensive background in diversity and human resources at other corporations, as well as his Southern Company experience, make him uniquely qualified to lead Georgia Power’s diversity initiatives.”

Goode replaces Heyward Williams who was recently named training and workforce planning manager for Georgia Power.

As the training and workforce planning manager, Williams leads a team of project managers responsible for identifying and understanding issues in the workforce and developing strategies to meet future business and labor needs.  He is also responsible for conducting skill development, engineering certificate and leadership development programs.

“Heyward’s 20-plus years of experience with the company combined with his proven leadership abilities make him a valuable part of our organization,” said Mickey Brown, Georgia Power’s customer service organization vice president.  “With his strong professional background and integrity, I believe that he is the best candidate to lead the training and workforce planning department for our company.”

Prior to joining Georgia Power, Williams was  an associate engineer for the Martin-Marietta Aerospace Company in Orlando, Florida.

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity.  The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the state’s 59,000 square miles. Georgia Power’s rates are well below the national average, and, its 2 million customers are in all but six of Georgia’s 159 counties.