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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

Des Moines

SH

Shirley Hoveland

Director Talent Partnership

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Toledo

JK

Jordan Kachmarik

Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Memphis

CW

Christine Wilson

Vice President Talent Management

Board Member

Indianapolis

JC

Julie Ciminillo

Diversity Talent Scout-Sourcing

Board Member

Atlanta

DB

Donny Bridgemohan

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

MW

Matthew Wiazowski

Director - Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility

Board Member

Montreal

TL

Tanya Lehrman

Global Director of Talent and Recruitment

Board Member

Austin

PS

Poornima Siddapur

Global TA Program Manager

Board Member

Toronto

JK

Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Fort Worth

MH

Mikaela Hurst

Talent Partner Lead

Board Member

Indianapolis

EG

Emily Garrison

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Baltimore

PK

Patrick Kelly

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

BE

Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

Board Member

Des Moines

BM

Becky Metcalf

Team Leader - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

BT

Brenda Tern (she.her)

Global Head of Recruiting

Board Member

South Florida

IS

Isis Suria

Vice President, Human Resources

Board Member

Milwaukee

TR

Todd Roller, SPHR

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience

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)
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)

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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