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

Montreal

AK

Arnaud Kermouche

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

BB

Bryan Bischoff (he/him)

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

YH

Yolanda Hawkes

Principal Consultant

Board Member

New York City

AD

Angus Dobbie

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

GR

Geri Reilly

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

JM

Joshua McCord

Senior Director - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wichita

SM

Stacey Moeder

AVP, Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Raleigh

CN

Craig Natale

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Stamford

MK

Michael Kerrigan

Director of Human Resources

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Edmonton

CP

Chantelle Painter, RPR

HR Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Board Member

Portland

BT

Blake Thiess, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Sacramento

DS

Dai Marie Strong

Global Head of Talent Operations, Programs & Early in Career

Board Member

Houston

SJ

Sarah Justice

Head of Global Recruitment

Board Member

Milwaukee

JB

Jerry Broitzman

Global Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Las Vegas

BB

Brent Baker

Talent Management Manager

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

MB

Mellissa Boggs

SVP Human Capital

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

And 628 more!

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Events

AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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)
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)
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)

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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