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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

Philadelphia

JT

Joel Tobin

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

SD

Steve Dutchak

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

JV

Janet Vardeman

Global Executive TA Account Management Lead

Board Member

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

SP

Shawna Peters

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Grand Rapids

AS

Amy Saunders-Ferriell

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Philadelphia

JM

Julie Missaggia

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Milwaukee

SH

Sue Herder

Sr. Mgr, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

MR

Maximo Rocha

Vice President, Culture and Experience

Board Member

Kansas City

AS

Amy Simmons

Board of Directors

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

San Antonio

MM

Monica Massey

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Morris County

JA

Joseph Amador

Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

LM

Lara Modisette

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

SS

Sergio Santos

Vice President for Human Resources & Nonprofit Relations

Board Member

Calgary

TK

Tony Kim

Director, Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience

Board Member

Portland

SB

Susan Burke

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

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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