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

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

Chicago

RY

Randy Yu

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Richmond

JR

Jamie Ross

National Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Seattle

AC

Angela Carr

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Ottawa

AR

Alain Robineau

Recruiter, Data Science

Board Member

Hartford

SB

Silvana Bagdasarian

Sr. Specialist-Talent Acquisition/Human Resources

Board Member

Milwaukee

SH

Sue Herder

Sr. Mgr, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

JV

Jessie Victoria

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rebecca Curwen

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

San Antonio

MM

Monica Massey

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Dallas

CD

Christa Delaney

Director of Talent Acquisition - North American Manufacturing

Board Member

Ottawa

AC

Aimee Cheng-Yu

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Wichita

JC

John Costello

Business Services Rep

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Detroit

JM

Jennifer MacAloon

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Detroit

SM

Scott Miller

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Charlotte

SS

Scott Stevenson

Director-Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

LS

Lisa Smith-Strother

Vice President, Global Employer and Diversity Brand Head

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

JS

John Seward

Recruiting Manager

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
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)
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)

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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