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

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Tulsa

AS

Angela Smith-Flax

Talent Business Partner

Board Member

DC

KT

Kelly Tobin

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Compliance

Board Member

Edmonton

MT

Megan Thorburn, CMP (she/her)

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Management

Board Member

Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Stamford

DO

Dawn Ogrodowicz, MBA

Director of Professional Recruitment and Development

Board Member

Sacramento

AL

Andrew LaGreca PHR, CIR,CDR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

DM

David Moore

VP, Recruiting

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston-Gaddis

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rachel Collins

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

NK

Noel Klay

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Birmingham

HD

Hannah Deegan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Memphis

CW

Christine Wilson

Vice President Talent Management

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AS

Anthony Sandrik

VP, Executive Recruiting

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

MS

Michelle Scully

VP, Human Resources

Board Member

Chicago

AB

Amy Brooks

Senior Director

And 629 more!

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Events

What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
Quality of Hire: The Metric Everyone Talks About but ...
National Webinar
Understanding and measuring the elusive quality of hire metric
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
Dealing with Candidate Fraud
National Webinar
Candidate Fraud Is Rising — Is Your Hiring Process Ready?
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(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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