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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

Twin Cities

LR

Leah Rickert

VP Staffing & Diversity

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Memphis

SM

Shelly Martin

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition - Americas

Board Member

Detroit

AB

Andrew Black, SPHR

Director, Talent & Development

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Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

SB

Silvana Bagdasarian

Sr. Specialist-Talent Acquisition/Human Resources

Board Member

Grand Rapids

SK

Stephanie Kirt, SHRM-SCP

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

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Northeast Ohio

SL

Sean Loboda

Vice President, Talent & Human Resources

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AC

Andrea Constantinides (She/Her)

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

LW

Lindsay Williams

Sr Director, TA

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Montreal

JD

Julie Dusablon

Talent Acquisition Manager

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Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Board Member

Kansas City

GE

Gary Estes

Manager Talent Acquisition

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Charlotte

JL

Jeff Luttrell

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

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San Antonio

KK

Ken Kuwamura

Talent Aquisition & Manager Effectiveness

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Philadelphia

JH

James Heinlein

Global Talent Scout and Patient Centricity Champion

Board Member

DC

CA

Casey Augustosky

Head of Talent Acquisition - Staff & Strategy Teams

And 629 more!

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Events
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
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
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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