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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.

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Milwaukee

SH

Sue Herder

Sr. Mgr, Talent Acquisition

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Stamford

DO

Dawn Ogrodowicz, MBA

Director of Professional Recruitment and Development

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Cincinnati

MB

Michelle Bucalo

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

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San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

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Atlanta

MC

Michael Crouse

Atlanta Board member

Board Member

Portland

SB

Susan Burke

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

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Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

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New York City

SL

Scott Leonardis

Head of Talent Acquisition

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Dallas

RP

Ronielle Price

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

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Austin

LH

Lane Harmon

Manager of Talent Acquisition

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Philadelphia

MM

Michele Miron, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

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Hartford

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Sean M. Murphy

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

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Omaha

WH

Wylene Hennig, SPHR

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Compensation

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Jacksonville

HM

Heather McCoy, SPHR, MBA

Senior Director Field & Franchise HR

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Los Angeles

EJ

Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

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Dallas

MS

Michelle Scully

VP, Human Resources

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Silicon Valley

KK

Kelly Kayser

Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition

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Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

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Fort Worth

TL

Tanya Lipscomb, MA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Head of the People Team

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Tampa Bay

JM

Jeanie Mabie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

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?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
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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