The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

Atlanta

KH

K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

Board Member

Des Moines

MG

Mary Greiner, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, sHRBP

AVP-Human Resources

Board Member

Twin Cities

DS

Dana Stump, MA

Recruiting Manager and HR Business Partner

Board Member

Raleigh

CN

Craig Natale

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Louisville

TK

Todd Kiziminski

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

SL

Scott Leonardis

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tampa Bay

SC

Samantha Croxford, SHRM-CP

Human Resources Director

Board Member

Atlanta

L"

LaShena "Recruitalina" Matthews

Global Talent Brand Manager

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

HE

Heather Eby

Manager - Talent Acquisition/Recruiting

Board Member

Richmond

SJ

Scott Johnson

Director- Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

DM

Doug Meyer

Executive Search Consultant

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

MW

Matthew Wiazowski

Director - Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility

Board Member

Charleston

PD

Paul Donato

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

HA

Hanika Ahluwalia

Board Member

Board Member

Atlanta

NR

Nicole Remillard, SPHR

Sr. Manager Corporate HR

Board Member

Tampa Bay

RW

Russell Williams

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

Board Member

Syracuse

LA

Lauren Victoria Ahrens

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

And 632 more!

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Events

TalentSphere Summit
National: Scottsdale
A 3 day, practitioner led discussion around the future of Talent Acquisition
Hire Smart, Avoid Regret: Mastering the Art of Avoidi...
National Webinar
How to make better hires for your organization
Balancing Quality, Bias Reduction and Candidate Exper...
National Webinar
An engaging webinar where we’ll explore how AI and advanced recruitment tools are changing the wa...
Empowering Data and Hiring: An Evening with Amit Bhat...
Austin: Austin
A dinner with Amit Bhatia to discuss the use of data in hiring
Ask Me Anything (AMA) TALK Community Questions and An...
National Webinar
AMA session for TALK Community
Reimagining Technical Hiring: Building Fair and Effec...
National Webinar
How to design and implement technical assessments
(PAST EVENT)
Lessons Learned in TA: What Worked, What Didn’t, and ...
National Webinar
TALK discussion about the wins, challenges, and missed opportunities in Talent Acquisition
(PAST EVENT)
Happy New Year!
National Webinar
Happy New Year!
(PAST EVENT)
Have a wonderful holiday season - see you in 2025!!!
National Webinar
Have a wonderful holiday season! (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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