The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

Birmingham

HD

Hannah Deegan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Atlanta

L"

LaShena "Recruitalina" Matthews

Global Talent Brand Manager

Board Member

Milwaukee

TR

Tracey Rivera

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Saint Louis

AW

Alysa Walsh McLaughlin, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Attraction Client Management

Board Member

New York City

TL

Tuvia Lwowski

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Las Vegas

CG

Christina Gagnon

Sr Recruiter

Board Member

San Antonio

MM

Monica Massey

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Charleston

EL

Elizabeth Lohr

Recruiting Manager, PXT HR Recruiting

Board Member

Portland

KH

Kerry Hutsell

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

JR

Jamie Ross

National Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Charlotte

SS

Scott Stevenson

Director-Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

LM

Lucy Magnus

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

DA

Dawn Andreadis

Recruiting Manager

And 629 more!

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Events

What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
Quality of Hire: The Metric Everyone Talks About but ...
National Webinar
Understanding and measuring the elusive quality of hire metric
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
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)

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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