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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

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

South Florida

IS

Isis Suria

Vice President, Human Resources

Board Member

New York City

MM

Mike Mascarina, GPHR

HR Director Talent Mobility

Board Member

Atlanta

KC

Kerri Cufaro

Senior Managing Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

CL

Cheri Larkins

Director - Engineering Recruiting, and Business Partnerships

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

LK

Lisa Krause Miller

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Fort Worth

MH

Mikaela Hurst

Talent Partner Lead

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

PC

Penelope Croniser

Talent Acquisition Manager.

Board Member

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

KH

Karen Hite

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

CS

Craig Stevens

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

Board Member

Nashville

MJ

Markesiah Jackson

Senior Recruiter

Board Member

Denver

LM

Lori Murin

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

CT

Corrie Tanous

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

SB

Susan Burke

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

KC

Kathryn Cox, CPHR

Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy

And 627 more!

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Events
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
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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