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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

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

Board Member

Chicago

RY

Randy Yu

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Jacksonville

HM

Heather McCoy, SPHR, MBA

Senior Director Field & Franchise HR

Board Member

Kansas City

PC

Pat Cassady

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Hartford

KB

Kristi Baril

Talent Acquisition Sr. Manager

Board Member

Salt Lake City

RP

Rick Portrey

Director, Global TA - Manufacturing

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Harrisburg

ML

Masai Lawson

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Diversity

Board Member

Wilmington

JC

James Croft

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Madison

CD

Courtney Davidson

Senior Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Detroit

GT

Gretchen Teetzel

Senior Talent Advisor North America

Board Member

Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

LA

Lindsay Alford

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Denver

RM

Robert Markovic

Vice President, Workforce Planning and Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

CP

Chantelle Painter, RPR

HR Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Board Member

Morris County

JA

Joseph Amador

Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

KC

Kirby Cole

Director of Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
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)
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)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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