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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

Cincinnati

AP

Afton Palmer, RYT

Partnership Development

Board Member

Nashville

NT

Nick Tompkins, SPHR and SCP

Managing Director Talent Management and Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

TP

Tyler Pelan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Indianapolis

JC

Julie Ciminillo

Diversity Talent Scout-Sourcing

Board Member

Jacksonville

HM

Heather McCoy, SPHR, MBA

Senior Director Field & Franchise HR

Board Member

Toronto

SJ

Sophia Jackson

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

South Florida

CC

Caroline Cimei, Esq.

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

DS

Dana Stump, MA

Recruiting Manager and HR Business Partner

Board Member

Austin

JC

Jill Corsi

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

TK

Troy Knapp

Sr. Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

OC

SR

Smita Ray, CIR

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

RE

Robert Everhart

Lead Associate

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Rochester

CM

Chris Marciano

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

JB

Jeremy Bushaw

Vice President Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
Quality of Hire: The Metric Everyone Talks About but ...
National Webinar
Understanding and measuring the elusive quality of hire metric
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
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)

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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