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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

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

PK

Patrick Kelly

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Chattanooga

JT

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

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

JB

Jeremy Bushaw

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

MH

Matt Heiden

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Omaha

AC

Alicia Caldwell

Manager, HR Recruitment and Retention

Board Member

Rochester

CM

Chris Marciano

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

AB

Alli Burton

Director of TA

Board Member

South Florida

GE

Gabriela Enriquez

Chief HR Officer

Board Member

DC

CL

Cheri Larkins

Director - Engineering Recruiting, and Business Partnerships

Board Member

Cincinnati

MW

Melessia Walker

Board Member

Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

Board Member

Little Rock

HA

Halea Anthony

Manager - HR Projects & Support

Board Member

Raleigh

NB

Nicole Butler

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tampa Bay

CW

Chuck Waygood

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

Board Member

OC

JR

Jim Reyes

Talent Acquisition and Operations Leader

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

KF

Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

VW

Vineet Wadhwa

Sr Director, Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(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)

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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