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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

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

Montreal

JV

Jessie Victoria

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

ME

Michele Ellner

Director of Talent Acquisition, The Americas

Board Member

Rochester

AL

April Little

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

Board Member

Chicago

AB

Amy Brooks

Senior Director

Board Member

Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Morris County

MB

Melissa Barch Katz

Senior Director, TA Operations & Strategy

Board Member

OC

JF

Jessica Flippo

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Las Vegas

BB

Brent Baker

Talent Management Manager

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Orlando

EJ

Elise Jones, RACR, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

PT

Paul Trusty, PHR, SHRM-CP

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

ZK

Zachary Katic

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Houston

SL

Stuart Lee

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

South Florida

AL

Alexander Lopez

Regional Talent Partner, Americas

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
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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