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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

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

MC

Manuelita Cherizard, MBA

CHRO

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

Board Member

Atlanta

YH

Yolanda Hawkes

Principal Consultant

Board Member

Rochester

CM

Chris Marciano

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Buffalo

HG

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

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Fort Worth

LC

Letty Contreras

AVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

JL

Julie Link

Talent Attraction Manager

Board Member

Madison

JL

Jason Leabman

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

DC

AC

Allen Chilson

Director, Global TA Vendor Management

Board Member

Boise

AH

Adam Hudgins

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Oklahoma City

KM

Katie Mangus, PHR, SHRM-CP

Sr. Manager - Talent Operations

Board Member

Raleigh

AM

Alisha Miller

Regional Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Boston

PB

Patricia Bleheen

Director, Talent Acquisition-Americas

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
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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