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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

Edmonton

CP

Chantelle Painter, RPR

HR Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AH

Amy Hafensteiner

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Las Vegas

CG

Christina Gagnon

Sr Recruiter

Board Member

Edmonton

ID

Irene Dennis

Manager

Board Member

Detroit

GT

Gretchen Teetzel

Senior Talent Advisor North America

Board Member

National

NC

Norman Clausen

Director

Board Member

South Florida

AL

Alexander Lopez

Regional Talent Partner, Americas

Board Member

New York City

AD

Angus Dobbie

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

LM

Lori Murin

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Fort Worth

TL

Tanya Lipscomb, MA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Head of the People Team

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

BM

Becky Metcalf

Team Leader - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

AR

Alain Robineau

Recruiter, Data Science

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

HE

Heather Eby

Manager - Talent Acquisition/Recruiting

Board Member

Phoenix

KK

Kimberly Kasle

Manager, Recruitment

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston-Gaddis

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

RR

Rick Rosario

Director Talent Acquisition, US and Canada

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
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(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)

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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