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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

Hartford

SB

Silvana Bagdasarian

Sr. Specialist-Talent Acquisition/Human Resources

Board Member

New York City

DG

Doreen Goldman

VP, Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

PT

Paul Trusty, PHR, SHRM-CP

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

AC

Allen Chilson

Director, Global TA Vendor Management

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

LM

Lisa Marillier, BA, CTMP, CLC

Corporate Recruitment and Development Manager

Board Member

Milwaukee

CR

Chad Randall

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

San Antonio

KK

Ken Kuwamura

Talent Aquisition & Manager Effectiveness

Board Member

Philadelphia

JH

James Heinlein

Global Talent Scout and Patient Centricity Champion

Board Member

Saint Louis

YT

Yvonne Tedder

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Development

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

JT

Jen Tracy

VP of Talent Attraction & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Chattanooga

JT

Jennifer Testa, J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

JM

Jennifer MacAloon

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Charlotte

JL

Jeff Luttrell

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Providence

GK

Gina Kelleher

Vice President, Office of Inclusion

Board Member

Nashville

BS

Brittany Sever

Senior Director Talent Strategy

Board Member

Tampa Bay

CW

Chuck Waygood

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
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
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
Happy New Year (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Happy New Year (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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