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

Silicon Valley

ST

Stephanie Tyler

Global Talent Acquisition Programs

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

KF

Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

SD

Simon De Matteo

Senior Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

KC

Kirby Cole

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

ES

Ellen Schafer

Manager, Talent Acquisition Americas

Board Member

Providence

JD

Jaina D'Ambra

National Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

JM

Jennifer MacAloon

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Des Moines

MG

Mary Greiner, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, sHRBP

AVP-Human Resources

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

DT

Danielle Theodore

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

MB

Mellissa Boggs

SVP Human Capital

Board Member

South Florida

GE

Gabriela Enriquez

Chief HR Officer

Board Member

Ottawa

AC

Aimee Cheng-Yu

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Providence

KA

Krista Allan

Senior Director, Global Talent

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

MC

Manuelita Cherizard, MBA

CHRO

Board Member

Milwaukee

CR

Chad Randall

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Atlanta

DB

Donny Bridgemohan

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

MM

Michelle Morrison, SHRM-CP

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Columbus

AM

Adam Miller

Director, Talent Acquisition (Americas)

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
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)
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)

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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