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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

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Boston

TL

Terri Lawless

Senior Staffing Manager

Board Member

Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Syracuse

LA

Lauren Victoria Ahrens

Recruiting Director

Board Member

South Florida

JM

Joseph Messina

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

LM

Lucy Magnus

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Board Member

Raleigh

DC

Dylan Carver

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

San Antonio

MM

Monica Massey

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

DL

Dawn Losinger

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Greensboro

DR

Diana Raygor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Talent Acquisition and Development Manager

Board Member

Morris County

MB

Melissa Barch Katz

Senior Director, TA Operations & Strategy

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

SK

Stephen Karagiozis

Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development

Board Member

Phoenix

CB

Chris Bell

Head of Leadership Recruiting, Business Technology & Global Operations

Board Member

Columbus

JR

Jeanne Rocco, SHRM-SCP

Director, Clinical Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston-Gaddis

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Kansas City

PC

Pat Cassady

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Dallas

CD

Christa Delaney

Director of Talent Acquisition - North American Manufacturing

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KH

Kerry Hutsell

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

CH

Carrie Herron

Talent Acquisition Manager

And 629 more!

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Events
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
Happy Holidays! (No Webinar)
National Webinar
No Webinar
Can Candidates Trust AI? Building Credibility in the ...
National Webinar
In the age of AI, do candidates trust us?
(PAST EVENT)
TA Horror Stories: What Keeps Us Up at Night for 2026!
National Webinar
What is scarying you about talent acquisition in 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Gaining Control Over Your Contingent Workforce
National Webinar
A collaborative discussion on the challenges and solutions surround your contingent workforce pro...
(PAST EVENT)
TA's Role in Cyber Security
National Webinar
Join us to discuss TA's role in Cybersecurity. In this session we'll explore how TA can serve as ...
(PAST EVENT)
How Compass & First Student Turn Technology Vendors i...
National Webinar
Creating amazing vendor partnerships
(PAST EVENT)
From Copilot to Co-worker: Agentic AI in RecOps
National Webinar
Discussing Agentic AI and LinkedIn Hiring Assistant
(PAST EVENT)
Postponed: Building AI Into Your TA Strategy
Chicago: Chicago
Building AI Into Your TA Strategy
(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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