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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

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

MO

Melissa O'Neill

Recruiting Manager, Catalog Merchandising

Board Member

South Florida

IS

Isis Suria

Vice President, Human Resources

Board Member

Twin Cities

DS

Dana Stump, MA

Recruiting Manager and HR Business Partner

Board Member

Austin

YL

Yvonne Lillis

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Jacksonville

HM

Heather McCoy, SPHR, MBA

Senior Director Field & Franchise HR

Board Member

Edmonton

MT

Megan Thorburn, CMP (she/her)

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Management

Board Member

Wilmington

SS

Savannah Scalyer

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Madison

CD

Courtney Davidson

Senior Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Columbia

🦄P

🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

LL

Lesley Linn

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

AH

Adam Hudgins

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Charlotte

SS

Scott Stevenson

Director-Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

JT

Jen Tracy

VP of Talent Attraction & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

Board Member

Portland

JD

Jessica DeNise, PHR

Head of Strategic Projects

Board Member

Atlanta

KC

Kerri Cufaro

Senior Managing Director, Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
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)
Happy New Year (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Happy New Year (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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