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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

Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

GM

Gerry Moscaritolo

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Morris County

BF

Barbara Feather

Sr. Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Portland

KH

Kerry Hutsell

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

CP

Chantelle Painter, RPR

HR Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

San Francisco

SC

Sonia Chaves

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

SM

Shannon Mullins

Talent Acquisition & Development Director

Board Member

Rochester

MS

Martin Spokony

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

LR

Leah Rickert

VP Staffing & Diversity

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

Board Member

Detroit

EH

Eric Haener

US Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Des Moines

JS

Jade Song

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

DM

Doug McMann

Talent Acquisition & Attraction Director

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Houston

OG

Oscar Gracia

Director

Board Member

Atlanta

RM

Renu Midha

University Relations & Recruiting

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

MS

Matt Smith

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

BE

Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

Board Member

Atlanta

SR

Stacey Rose Aderibigbe

Senior Talent Acquisition 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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