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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

South Florida

AB

Alexandra Bautista

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Knoxville

AV

Anne Vealey

Talent Acquisition Manager - Staff Construction

Board Member

Milwaukee

JM

Joshua McCord

Senior Director - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

DC

YH

Yolanda Hutchins

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Baton Rouge

LL

Laura Lane-Hernandez, PHR

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

Omaha

DT

Dakotah Taylor

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

SJ

Sophia Jackson

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

TH

Todd Hill

Dir. of Talent Acquisition, Americas

Board Member

South Florida

RV

Rakhi Varma

Senior Talent Advisor- Diversity & Inclusion(Life Sciences/ Diagnostics / Product ID/ IT)

Board Member

Houston

RM

Rakhee Matlapudi

Head of Talent Acquisition, NA

Board Member

Philadelphia

BM

Bill Musman

Founder

Board Member

Memphis

SM

Shannon Mullins

Talent Acquisition & Development Director

Board Member

Philadelphia

JT

Joel Tobin

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

MM

Michelle Morrison, SHRM-CP

HR Business Partner

Board Member

South Florida

CC

Caroline Cimei, Esq.

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston-Gaddis

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Grand Rapids

CB

Charlotte Byndas

Manager Talent Acquisitions

And 628 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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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