The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

About TALK

TALK is the world’s largest organization of Talent Acquisition professionals, with nearly 10,000 members representing 80 chapters in North America. The TALK platform enables TA leaders to connect, share best practices, innovate, improve their business processes, manage local events, and make new friends.

Some TALK board members

Each TALK chapter is managed by local Board Members, who serve on a voluntary basis to help determine the events schedule for their chapters. Below, you’ll see just a few of the amazing people heading up their local chapters. If interested in being considered for a board position schedule a call to discuss.

Board Member

Raleigh

LK

Lisa Krause Miller

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

MO

Melissa O'Neill

Recruiting Manager, Catalog Merchandising

Board Member

Boston

GG

Glenn Gutmacher (he/him)

Talent Sourcing Training Mgr.

Board Member

Salt Lake City

MJ

Missy Johnson

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

MG

Mike Giangrosso

Manager, People Partnerships

Board Member

Portland

ML

Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Harrisburg

JR

Joseph Rasley

Sr. Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Chattanooga

JS

Jason Scott

Sr. TA Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AS

Anthony Sandrik

VP, Executive Recruiting

Board Member

San Francisco

LS

Lindsay Stuiber

VP of Talent

Board Member

Memphis

AJ

Aaron Jones

System Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

KK

Ken Kuwamura

Talent Aquisition & Manager Effectiveness

Board Member

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

SH

Shirley Hoveland

Director Talent Partnership

Board Member

Las Vegas

CG

Christina Gagnon

Sr Recruiter

Board Member

Detroit

PS

Paloma Shah, PHR

Campus Recruiting Specialist

Board Member

Syracuse

LA

Lauren Victoria Ahrens

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Columbus

NK

Noel Klay

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Edmonton

KC

Kathryn Cox, CPHR

Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy

And 628 more!

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Events

From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
Happy New Year (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Happy New Year (No Webinar)
(PAST EVENT)
Happy Holidays! (No Webinar)
National Webinar
No Webinar
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How are you reshaping to tackle 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(PAST EVENT)

What People Are Saying

“I really feel that TALK will let me network to connect with other talent acquisition professionals and learn from them.”
Denise Kirby
Recruiting Manager, Mercedes Benz
“TALK is a chance for TA leaders in our community to exchange ideas and bring back best practices to our organizations.”
Lori Smith
Sr. Talent Acquisition, Honeywell

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