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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

Los Angeles

EB

Elicia Banks-Gabriel, SHRM-SCP

SVP, Talent & Culture

Board Member

Ottawa

LP

Leah Pearson

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

AH

Adam Hudgins

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Houston

DR

Dora Rodriguez, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

Atlanta

L"

LaShena "Recruitalina" Matthews

Global Talent Brand Manager

Board Member

Rochester

AC

Ann Collazo, SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Outreach

Board Member

Boston

CS

Craig Stevens

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

Salt Lake City

MJ

Missy Johnson

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

ES

Ellen Schafer

Manager, Talent Acquisition Americas

Board Member

Toronto

MC

Manuelita Cherizard, MBA

CHRO

Board Member

Charleston

KC

Katharine R. Corona, MA

Vice President of Talent

Board Member

Dallas

MW

Mark Wollin, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Manager, Lead Technical Recruiter

Board Member

New York City

PD

Paul Dombek

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

SR

Stacey Rose Aderibigbe

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Sacramento

CM

Chris Mohler (he/him)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Fort Worth

TL

Tanya Lipscomb, MA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Head of the People Team

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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)

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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