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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

Richmond

SH

Susan L. Hamilton, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

VW

Valerie Warnock

Director of Charleston Operations & Corporate Recruiting

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Charleston

SE

Sasha Evans

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

AS

Amy Simmons

Board of Directors

Board Member

Detroit

LV

Lisa Vezzetti

TA Manager

Board Member

Portland

ML

Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Tampa Bay

RW

Russell Williams

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

SG

Scott Goldenhersh

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Deborah Glass

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

AP

Afton Palmer, RYT

Partnership Development

Board Member

Toledo

TK

Teresa Keeler

Talent Acquisition Leader for North America

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

JM

Joseph Messina

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Grand Rapids

SK

Stephanie Kirt, SHRM-SCP

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

Board Member

San Diego

GW

Gioia Woo

Director, Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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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