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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

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Hartford

SM

Sean M. Murphy

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

DT

Danielle Theodore

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

KB

Kalyna Bilinski

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

MS

Michelle Stinziano, CTMP

HR Talent Partner

Board Member

Twin Cities

RB

Rich Buckley

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

EF

Edward Frankel

SVP, Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

KP

Katie Prather

Associate Director, Human Resources

Board Member

DC

DM

Doug Meyer

Executive Search Consultant

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Las Vegas

BB

Brent Baker

Talent Management Manager

Board Member

Toronto

SD

Simon De Matteo

Senior Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AB

Angie Boudreau, SHRM-CP

[email protected]

Board Member

Baltimore

KD

Kevin Dunn

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Charlotte

JL

Jeff Luttrell

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

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
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
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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