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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

Northeast Ohio

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John Seward

Recruiting Manager

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Houston

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Doug McMann

Talent Acquisition & Attraction Director

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Baltimore

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Kevin Dunn

Director Of Recruiting

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Milwaukee

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Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

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Saint Louis

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Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

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Greensboro

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Jess Williams

Vice President of People Excellence

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Calgary

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Tony Kim

Director, Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience

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Chicago

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Amy Brooks

Senior Director

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Stamford

SC

Susanne Currivan

Manager, IT Recruiting

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Columbia

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Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

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Hartford

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Kristi Baril

Talent Acquisition Sr. Manager

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Charleston

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Karen Hite

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

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Austin

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Lane Harmon

Manager of Talent Acquisition

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Seattle

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Angela Carr

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

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Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

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Nashville

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Nick Tompkins, SPHR and SCP

Managing Director Talent Management and Talent Acquisition

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Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

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Raleigh

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Erika Clausson

Talent Acquisition Manager

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Toronto

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Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

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Wilmington

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Lisa Smith-Strother

Vice President, Global Employer and Diversity Brand Head

And 628 more!

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Events
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
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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