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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

Indianapolis

MH

Matt Heiden

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Fort Worth

MH

Mikaela Hurst

Talent Partner Lead

Board Member

Detroit

JL

Jess Larson

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

LA

Lindsay Alford

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Saint Louis

AW

Alysa Walsh McLaughlin, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Attraction Client Management

Board Member

Toledo

JP

Jeff Perin

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Milwaukee

CR

Chad Randall

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Madison

JL

Jason Leabman

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Chattanooga

JT

Jennifer Testa, J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

Wilmington

GM

Gina Maduskuie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Baltimore

PK

Patrick Kelly

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

Board Member

Birmingham

MA

Michael Armstrong

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

JB

Jeremy Bushaw

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

RS

Renae Seipold, MAM, PHR, SHRM-CP

Sr. Recruiter

Board Member

Charlotte

SS

Scott Stevenson

Director-Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

YH

Yolanda Hawkes

Principal Consultant

Board Member

Phoenix

JM

John Mulhern

Talent Acquistion Team Lead

Board Member

New York City

MM

Mike Mascarina, GPHR

HR Director Talent Mobility

Board Member

San Francisco

SC

Sonia Chaves

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
Quality of Hire: The Metric Everyone Talks About but ...
National Webinar
Understanding and measuring the elusive quality of hire metric
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)

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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