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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

Milwaukee

CR

Carmen Ramirez

Talent Acquisition Senior Recruiter

Board Member

Twin Cities

DS

Dana Stump, MA

Recruiting Manager and HR Business Partner

Board Member

Boston

AH

Amy Hafensteiner

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

NW

Nick Wang, SWP

Sr. Manager TA

Board Member

Baltimore

KJ

Keith Jeremiah, SHRM-SCP

Founder

Board Member

San Antonio

EW

Erin Wilbanks

Director Strategic Recruiting

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

FE

Felicia Eley

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Toronto

MC

Manuelita Cherizard, MBA

CHRO

Board Member

Vancouver

SD

Steve Dutchak

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

SS

Scott Sell, CIR

Vice President of Talent Selection & Executive Recruitment

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Stamford

SC

Susanne Currivan

Manager, IT Recruiting

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

JD

Jennifer DeLorenzo

Sr. Recruiter, Internal Mobility

Board Member

Albany

AS

Anupama Sharma, SPHR

Director HR

Board Member

Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

Board Member

Atlanta

JL

Julia Levy

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

JW

Jennifer Weenk

Edmonton Chapter - Board Member

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

And 628 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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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