The only local association exclusively for
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

Hartford

SB

Silvana Bagdasarian

Sr. Specialist-Talent Acquisition/Human Resources

Board Member

Saint Louis

CR

Chris Reed

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

AE

Ameerah Edinburg, aPHR

Board Member

Columbus

JR

Jeanne Rocco, SHRM-SCP

Director, Clinical Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

CR

Chad Randall

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Cincinnati

MW

Melessia Walker

Board Member

Fort Worth

MH

Mikaela Hurst

Talent Partner Lead

Board Member

Atlanta

KC

Kerri Cufaro

Senior Managing Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

SH

Stacy Hiller

Director of Talent Acquisition & Engagement

Board Member

Portland

BT

Blake Thiess, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

CB

Christopher Buck

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

KD

Kevin Dunn

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

WN

Wilma Nacion

Chief Human Resources Officer, Managing Director

Board Member

Denver

AY

Amanda Yates

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

GM

Gina Maduskuie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Chicago

AB

Amy Brooks

Senior Director

Board Member

Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

And 632 more!

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Events
TalentSphere Summit
National: Scottsdale
A 3 day, practitioner led discussion around the future of Talent Acquisition
Hire Smart, Avoid Regret: Mastering the Art of Avoidi...
National Webinar
How to make better hires for your organization
Balancing Quality, Bias Reduction and Candidate Exper...
National Webinar
An engaging webinar where we’ll explore how AI and advanced recruitment tools are changing the wa...
Empowering Data and Hiring: An Evening with Amit Bhat...
Austin: Austin
A dinner with Amit Bhatia to discuss the use of data in hiring
Ask Me Anything (AMA) TALK Community Questions and An...
National Webinar
AMA session for TALK Community
Reimagining Technical Hiring: Building Fair and Effec...
National Webinar
How to design and implement technical assessments
(PAST EVENT)
Lessons Learned in TA: What Worked, What Didn’t, and ...
National Webinar
TALK discussion about the wins, challenges, and missed opportunities in Talent Acquisition
(PAST EVENT)
Happy New Year!
National Webinar
Happy New Year!
(PAST EVENT)
Have a wonderful holiday season - see you in 2025!!!
National Webinar
Have a wonderful holiday season! (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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