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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

Baton Rouge

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Julie Macaluso, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

Board Member

Boston

TR

Tonya Rabouin

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tampa Bay

CW

Chuck Waygood

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Los Angeles

EB

Elicia Banks-Gabriel, SHRM-SCP

SVP, Talent & Culture

Board Member

Boston

TL

Terri Lawless

Senior Staffing Manager

Board Member

Wichita

JC

John Costello

Business Services Rep

Board Member

San Antonio

SS

Sergio Santos

Vice President for Human Resources & Nonprofit Relations

Board Member

Seattle

KM

Krystin Morgan

Technical Recruiting Manager, Engineering

Board Member

Salt Lake City

MJ

Missy Johnson

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

JD

Jessica DeNise, PHR

Head of Strategic Projects

Board Member

Buffalo

HG

Heather Gresham, ESQ., SPHR, SHRM-SCP she/her/hers

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

MM

Michele McAluney Espada

Recruiting Director, Operations and Technology

Board Member

Hartford

SM

Sean M. Murphy

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

JL

Jess Larson

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

MM

Mike Mascarina, GPHR

HR Director Talent Mobility

Board Member

Montreal

TL

Tanya Lehrman

Global Director of Talent and Recruitment

Board Member

Austin

JC

Jill Corsi

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

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
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)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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