The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

Morris County

NL

Nancy Lamb

VP, Talent Acquisition Lead

Board Member

New York City

WN

Wilma Nacion

Chief Human Resources Officer, Managing Director

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

RP

Ronielle Price

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

ID

Irene Dennis

Manager

Board Member

Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

Board Member

Raleigh

CN

Craig Natale

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

LM

Lisa Marillier, BA, CTMP, CLC

Corporate Recruitment and Development Manager

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Fort Worth

LD

Laura Davis

Talent Manager

Board Member

Harrisburg

ML

Masai Lawson

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Diversity

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Chattanooga

JT

Jennifer Testa, J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

JC

James Croft

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

EC

Erika Clausson

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

MG

Michael Germano

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

AK

Arnaud Kermouche

Director Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events

From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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
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)

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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