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

Nashville

LW

Lindsay Williams

Sr Director, TA

Board Member

Morris County

BF

Barbara Feather

Sr. Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Cincinnati

MB

Michelle Bucalo

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Charlotte

SR

Samantha Reeves

Director, Chief of Staff for Chief Administrative & Chief Legal Officer

Board Member

San Diego

MS

Meghan Sun

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

KK

Kelly Kayser

Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

CN

Colleen Nicoll

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

TL

Tuvia Lwowski

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

OC

JF

Jessica Flippo

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

TR

Tracey Rivera

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Buffalo

MG

Mike Giangrosso

Manager, People Partnerships

Board Member

Indianapolis

EA

Elisa Abner-Taschwer

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Phoenix

JM

John Mulhern

Talent Acquistion Team Lead

Board Member

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

BW

Beth Willcutt

TAS

Board Member

Nashville

MJ

Markesiah Jackson

Senior Recruiter

Board Member

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

Hartford

LF

Lisa Fleury

SVP, Talent Acquisition & HR Operations

And 629 more!

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Events

February Freeze Happy Hour!
Boston: Boston
Come out and enjoy a fun evening connecting with Fellow TALK Members
Hiring Without Ownership is Breaking TA
National Webinar
Holding accountability for the hiring team
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)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How are you reshaping to tackle 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(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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