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Talent Acquisition Leadership

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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

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

AH

Amy Hawksworth

Branding Manager

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KH

Kerry Hutsell

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tulsa

AM

Amanda Moseley, SHRM-SCP

Director

Board Member

Ottawa

LP

Leah Pearson

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

MM

Michelle Morrison, SHRM-CP

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Dallas

FE

Felicia Eley

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

Cincinnati

MW

Melessia Walker

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AS

Anthony Sandrik

VP, Executive Recruiting

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Los Angeles

CT

Corrie Tanous

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

HA

Hanika Ahluwalia

Board Member

Board Member

Cincinnati

Ed

Erika deStefano

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

LM

Lisa McGuire

Assistant Director, Corporate Partner Relations

Board Member

Milwaukee

ME

Michele Ellner

Director of Talent Acquisition, The Americas

Board Member

Raleigh

NB

Nicole Butler

Director of 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
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
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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