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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

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

New York City

PD

Paul Dombek

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

HG

Heather Gresham, ESQ., SPHR, SHRM-SCP she/her/hers

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

JR

Jamie Ross

National Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

Board Member

Omaha

RS

Renae Seipold, MAM, PHR, SHRM-CP

Sr. Recruiter

Board Member

Montreal

MW

Matthew Wiazowski

Director - Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility

Board Member

Detroit

JL

Jess Larson

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

Board Member

Cincinnati

MW

Melessia Walker

Board Member

OC

MC

Michael Cook, PHR, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

CB

Chris Bell

Head of Leadership Recruiting, Business Technology & Global Operations

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Dallas

RP

Ronielle Price

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Chattanooga

JS

Jason Scott

Sr. TA Manager

Board Member

Syracuse

KD

Katherine Dahlke

Head of Talent Acquisition NAMER

Board Member

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

VC

Victoria Coons

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
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
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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