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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

Twin Cities

BE

Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

Board Member

Austin

GM

Gerry Moscaritolo

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Portland

BT

Brenda Tern (she.her)

Global Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Baton Rouge

LL

Laura Lane-Hernandez, PHR

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

New York City

MO

Megan O'Malley

Sr Director, Global Recruiting

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

LL

Lesley Linn

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

NH

Nick Hunsberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Boston

AH

Amy Hafensteiner

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

SM

Scott Miller

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

DO

Dawn Ogrodowicz, MBA

Director of Professional Recruitment and Development

Board Member

Nashville

MW

Matt Wolford

TA Manager - Technology and Supply Chain Logistics

Board Member

Philadelphia

MM

Michele Miron, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Portland

SB

Susan Burke

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Providence

KA

Krista Allan

Senior Director, Global Talent

And 628 more!

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Events
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
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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