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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

Indianapolis

TH

Todd Hill

Dir. of Talent Acquisition, Americas

Board Member

Pittsburgh

ZK

Zachary Katic

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

OC

JF

Jessica Flippo

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

KM

Kyle Mates

Recruiting and Employee Engagement Manager

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

SK

Stephen Karagiozis

Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development

Board Member

Dallas

MS

Michelle Scully

VP, Human Resources

Board Member

Vancouver

SD

Steve Dutchak

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

New Orleans

DO

Deane Osner

Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

AC

Ann Collazo, SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Outreach

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

MS

Matthew Shoulta

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AK

Abha Kalra - CCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marika Taylor

Manager, Veterinary Recruitment

Board Member

Detroit

SM

Scott Miller

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

JJ

Jeff Judkins

Talent Acquisition Manager

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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