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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

Ottawa

AC

Aimee Cheng-Yu

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Tampa Bay

JM

Jeanie Mabie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Albany

AS

Anupama Sharma, SPHR

Director HR

Board Member

Kansas City

RE

Reese Ericson

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Syracuse

LA

Lauren Victoria Ahrens

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rachel Collins

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Baltimore

MM

Michelle Morrison, SHRM-CP

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Silicon Valley

KS

Karla Samdahl

Senior Director, Global Head of Executive Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

ZK

Zubair Kerami

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toledo

JK

Jordan Kachmarik

Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Wilmington

GM

Gina Maduskuie

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Cincinnati

EM

Erich Michael

Talent Acquisition Supervisor

Board Member

Oklahoma City

JD

Jacki Drake

Sr. Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

🦄P

🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Milwaukee

JB

Jerry Broitzman

Global Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Dallas

FE

Felicia Eley

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

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
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
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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