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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

Omaha

TP

Tyler Pelan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Grand Rapids

RH

Russell Hicks

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

AB

Alli Burton

Director of TA

Board Member

Sacramento

AP

Angelo Pancho

Founder

Board Member

Tampa Bay

JM

Jeanie Mabie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Toledo

TK

Teresa Keeler

Talent Acquisition Leader for North America

Board Member

Boston

AH

Amy Hafensteiner

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

MG

Maggie Gould

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

AC

Ann Collazo, SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Outreach

Board Member

Columbia

🦄P

🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Calgary

CB

Corrine Bell, CPHR, RPR

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tulsa

DB

Dana Bustos - Banking Talent Matchmaker

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

JH

Julia Hardcastle-Leitch

Recruitment Director , Human Resources

Board Member

Atlanta

MC

Michael Crouse

Atlanta Board member

Board Member

Boston

GR

Geri Reilly

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Deborah Glass

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

VW

Vineet Wadhwa

Sr Director, Talent Acquisition

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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