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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

Toronto

SD

Simon De Matteo

Senior Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

YH

Yolanda Hutchins

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Grand Rapids

TW

Tim Wiseman

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

AJ

Aaron Jones

System Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Edmonton

LM

Lisa Marillier, BA, CTMP, CLC

Corporate Recruitment and Development Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

KD

Kevin Dunn

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Pittsburgh

DD

Douglas Doran

Talent Acquisition Principal

Board Member

Morris County

SS

Scott Serbin

National Director of Marketing, Clinical Recruiting

Board Member

Boston

TR

Tonya Rabouin

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

LP

Leah Pearson

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

AO

Angelique Owen

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Omaha

JL

Julie Link

Talent Attraction Manager

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

MJ

Michelle Jansen

Director Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Charlotte

SH

Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Atlanta

DB

Donny Bridgemohan

Director Talent Acquisition

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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