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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

Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Toronto

JK

Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

TS

Tim Sanchez (he, him, his)

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Salt Lake City

JC

Julie Cox

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

PK

Patrick Kelly

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

AC

Aimee Cheng-Yu

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Calgary

CB

Corrine Bell, CPHR, RPR

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

Birmingham

KC

Katie Campbell

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Seattle

AC

Angela Carr

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Orlando

KP

Kerstin Purvis

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Buffalo

KK

Katie Kleinfelder

TAP

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

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
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
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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