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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

Atlanta

PF

Pamela Fuller Selby

Head of External Sourcing - Corporate and North America Group

Board Member

Richmond

SP

Steven Pitts, MHRM

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

DC

CL

Cheri Larkins

Director - Engineering Recruiting, and Business Partnerships

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

Philadelphia

JT

Joel Tobin

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

JV

Janet Vardeman

Global Executive TA Account Management Lead

Board Member

Edmonton

LM

Lisa Marillier, BA, CTMP, CLC

Corporate Recruitment and Development Manager

Board Member

Rochester

MS

Martin Spokony

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Omaha

MR

Maximo Rocha

Vice President, Culture and Experience

Board Member

Phoenix

JM

John Mulhern

Talent Acquistion Team Lead

Board Member

Charleston

VD

Victoria Dawkins

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

Board Member

Montreal

CF

Carlo Fidanza, CHRP

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Detroit

EH

Eric Haener

US Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

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Amy (Flynn) Boucher

Vice President Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AK

Abha Kalra - CCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

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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