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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

Raleigh

MG

Michael Germano

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

KK

Ken Kuwamura

Talent Aquisition & Manager Effectiveness

Board Member

Cincinnati

EM

Erich Michael

Talent Acquisition Supervisor

Board Member

Buffalo

KK

Katie Kleinfelder

TAP

Board Member

Baltimore

KJ

Keith Jeremiah, SHRM-SCP

Founder

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

SL

Sean Loboda

Vice President, Talent & Human Resources

Board Member

Des Moines

JS

Jade Song

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

ES

Esther Yei Shih

Vice President, People

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

JH

Jana Hadous Frazier

People & Culture Designer, Optimizer and Coach

Board Member

Portland

LC

Lois Chauncey

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

OG

Oscar Gracia

Director

Board Member

Cincinnati

DA

Dawn Andreadis

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

VW

Valerie Warnock

Director of Charleston Operations & Corporate Recruiting

Board Member

Denver

TK

Tim Knurek

Sr. Director, Global Talent Acquisition & HR Systems

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

And 628 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How are you reshaping to tackle 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(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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