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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

Denver

KN

Kelly Needham

Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Phoenix

JM

John Mulhern

Talent Acquistion Team Lead

Board Member

Detroit

RL

Rick Labadie

Staffing Director

Board Member

Cincinnati

BW

Beth Willcutt

TAS

Board Member

DC

MB

Mike Bruni

Talent Acquisition Officer

Board Member

Raleigh

MG

Michael Germano

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

MG

Mike Giangrosso

Manager, People Partnerships

Board Member

Rochester

AC

Ann Collazo, SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Outreach

Board Member

Boston

AW

Amy Wood (she/her)

Global Manager, Employee Technology

Board Member

New York City

EF

Edward Frankel

SVP, Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

EM

Elizabeth Maxedon

Board Member

Hartford

LM

Lisa McGuire

Assistant Director, Corporate Partner Relations

Board Member

Boston

GR

Geri Reilly

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Grand Rapids

AS

Amy Saunders-Ferriell

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

TP

Tyler Pelan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

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
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
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)

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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