The only local association exclusively for
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

Detroit

RL

Rick Labadie

Staffing Director

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Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

JS

John Seward

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

DC

AC

Allen Chilson

Global Talent Acquisition Management Leader

Board Member

Cincinnati

Ed

Erika deStefano

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Diego

KL

Karen Leckrone, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Calgary

MP

Maria Phounsavath

Talent Acquisition Manager

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Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Orlando

KP

Kerstin Purvis

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Hartford

LF

Lisa Fleury

SVP, Talent Acquisition & HR Operations

Board Member

Des Moines

NH

Nick Hunsberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

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South Florida

JM

Joseph Messina

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

LC

Lois Chauncey

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

SM

Scott Miller

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Portland

ML

Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

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Saint Louis

YT

Yvonne Tedder

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Development

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Pittsburgh

ZK

Zachary Katic

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Atlanta

KH

K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

And 632 more!

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Events
TalentSphere Summit
National: Scottsdale
A 3 day, practitioner led discussion around the future of Talent Acquisition
Beyond the Pipeline – Building an Inclusive Hiring Ex...
National Webinar
Building an inclusive talent strategy
Hiring Sales Talent: Proven Strategies and Real-World...
National Webinar
A discussion on optimizing successful sales hiring
Unlocking Talent: Building Effective Military & Veter...
National Webinar
Building Effective Military & Veteran Spouse Hiring Programs
Recruiting Leaders East Coast Summit
Boston: Boston
RL100 Boston
(PAST EVENT)
Recruiting Leaders East Coast Summit
Chicago: Chicago
Recruiting Leaders East Coast Summit
(PAST EVENT)
TALK 2.0 - The Future Awaits, and we will be ready!
National Webinar
An overview of TALK 2.0
(PAST EVENT)
Talent Acquisition's Hidden Cost - Problematic Confli...
National Webinar
Working with job boards and focusing on success.
(PAST EVENT)
TALK 2.0 - The Future Awaits, and we will be ready!
National Webinar
An overview of TALK 2.0
(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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