Our Team

Your diversity, equity, and inclusion partners

Henderson & Payne Diversity Equity & Inclusion Partners LLC was founded on April 30, 2022, in Louisville, KY.

We are a Black woman-owned DEI firm servicing corporations and organizations globally. 

Tammye Henderson

CEO & FOUNDER

Before becoming a Global Diversity and Inclusion leader in Corporate America in 2014, Tammye spent more than 30 years in Human Resources within the healthcare industry and in Corporate America. She has an undergraduate degree from Sullivan University in Human Resource Management and a Certificate of Diversity Management from Cornell University, ILR. She also holds SHRM-PHR Certifications from the Society of Human Resources Management. Tammye's HR experience provides her understanding and expertise in integrating DEI principles into HR.   She has provided strategic direction, education, and learning around the globe, including the US, Canada, Mexico, and several European Countries. She also offers facilitation, coaching, and training as a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member.

In her community, Tammye is known for leading with the spirit of grace and compassion. She is also known for volunteering and presenting DEI to various community organizations such as Kentuckiana Boys and Girls Club and Walden Schools.

On April 30, 2022, armed with a passion and determination to expand her reach, Tammye launched Henderson and Payne Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Partners, LLC, which provides DEI consulting, coaching, education, and learning around the globe. 

RECOGNITION

Tammye Henderson received the Brown-Forman Corporation BUILD ERG Elmer Lucille Allen award for 2022.  This award is given to an individual who inspires and influences others as an avid advocate for Black Employees. They have made lasting contributions that impact Black Employees through allyship and membership engagement, People and Capabilities, and Strategic Partnerships.  

Tammye has enriched the lives of others, particularly those who are on their Diversity and inclusion journeys within Brown-Forman.  Colleagues highly regard her genuine commitment to pouring into others with unwavering support and acceptance. Tammye has shown ongoing initiative, leadership, and dedication within the D&I space. She has also been a visionary leader, always seeking to be innovative and determined to improve the experiences of others. Tammye leverages creativity in meeting people where they are; she is a change agent on our journey to “Be Better and Do Better.” With great respect and admiration, we celebrate Tammye Henderson for receiving the Elmer Lucille Allen award for 2022.

- Brown-Forman Build ERG

– Maya Angelou.

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

– Angela Davis

“The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.” 

Meet The Team

Lauren Payne

Project Manager

Lauren is a methodical and process – oriented corporate leader with an extensive background in Medicaid operations. With her passion for healthcare disparities, she leads health plans nationally in quality improvement, multi-cultural healthcare, and health equity accreditations. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Asia Payne

Operations

Asia is a higher educational professional who has over a decade of experience with access, recruitment, and retention. Much of her career has been spent working with marginalized and minoritized students in their pursuit of, and matriculation to and through, college. She currently leads initiatives that impact student, faculty, and staff experience including project management and strategic development. Asia received both her graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Kentucky and resides in Lexington, KY.

What Our Partners Have to Say

  • Tammye has worked closely with our teams in Europe and has made such a positive impact. She built trust so quickly through her style and approach, which allowed our teams to express themselves on a personal level and ask difficult questions. She really appreciated and explored the cultural differences between our teams across countries and work environments from Production Technicians in Scotland to Senior Finance professionals in Finland.

    -Wendy Ellen

    Human Resources Senior Manager

  • Tammye is an amazing thought partner in the Diversity and Inclusion space. She has been an invaluable in creating an innovative and custom approach that meets the complex needs of the teams from all parts of the organizations. Tammye's has the ability to enable and facilitate the most difficult conversations while maintaining trusts and increasing employee engagement.

    -Yolanda Pritchard

    Human Resources Director

  • I have worked closely with Tammye in the DE&I field for ten years and found her to be results oriented, insightful, thoughtful and strategic. Engaging in strategic diversity management can be challenging and Tammye has demonstrated an ability to do root cause analysis in order to be pragmatic in offering solutions which consistently met her clients needs. She also has an ability to effectively work with a diversity of clients across levels and functions and in the process led successful interventions with outcomes-focused evaluations. I strongly endorse Tammye as a person to lead DEI change efforts in a variety of organizations.

    Ralph de Chabert

    Brown-Forman, Corp. (Retired)

    Senior Vice President, Global Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer

    President, Brown-Forman, Corp. Foundation

  • Tammye’s partnership in leading the Diversity and inclusion journey for the Global Production Team was instrumental in driving transformational change in our organization and in the lives of many of its employees. Tammye’s collaborative, creative approach enabled employees to have a safe, meaningful dialogue to increase their self awareness and be open to differences creating spaces for individual differences. Tammye’s authenticity and humility enabled her to develop strong DEI programs among our hourly and technician population.

    - Alex Alvarez

    SVP Chief Supply Chain Officer

  • Walden has greatly benefitted from Tammye Henderson's expertise and passion in support of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at our school. Tammye serves on Walden's Board and DEI Committee and has led faculty, student, and family focus groups to help Walden prioritize strategic DEI initiatives to ensure that Walden stays focused in its commitment of fostering a community of inclusion and promotion of cultural competency and understanding. Tammye is a passionate and objective leader who has guided us to look deeper into own biases and has opened our eyes to the perspective of others and their experiences. Her compassionate demeanor highly resonates with our community which has helped to build the imperative trust needed to continue this important journey for our community.

    -Alison Tyler

    Head of School, Walden School

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