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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

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

DH

Dalton Hester

Head of People

Board Member

DC

TF

Trish Ferrett

Senior Director of Talent Attraction and Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

RB

Rich Buckley

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

TP

Tyler Pelan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Morris County

JA

Joseph Amador

Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

NB

Nicole Butler

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

JV

Janet Vardeman

Global Executive TA Account Management Lead

Board Member

Houston

DM

Doug McMann

Talent Acquisition & Attraction Director

Board Member

Charleston

SE

Sasha Evans

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

SC

Sonia Chaves

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

MS

Matthew Shoulta

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

South Florida

AB

Alexandra Bautista

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Orlando

HH

Haley Healy

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

CR

Chad Randall

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Buffalo

HG

Heather Gresham, ESQ., SPHR, SHRM-SCP she/her/hers

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AS

Anthony Sandrik

VP, Executive Recruiting

And 628 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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