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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

Kansas City

RE

Reese Ericson

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AK

Abha Kalra - CCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

JL

Jess Larson

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

OC

JF

Jessica Flippo

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

JT

Jen Tracy

VP of Talent Attraction & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

GE

Gabriela Enriquez

Chief HR Officer

Board Member

Baltimore

JW

Jason Williams

Executive Recruiter

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

GM

Ginger Maseda

Sr Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

EL

Elizabeth Lohr

Recruiting Manager, PXT HR Recruiting

Board Member

Omaha

AC

Alicia Caldwell

Manager, HR Recruitment and Retention

Board Member

Boise

AH

Adam Hudgins

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Charleston

KH

Karen Hite

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

YB

Ylonda Banister, PHR

Director

Board Member

San Diego

KL

Karen Leckrone, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

OC

JR

Jim Reyes

Talent Acquisition and Operations Leader

Board Member

Ottawa

VC

Victoria Coons

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

PH

Patrice Hickson

Sr. Talent Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

JH

Julia Hardcastle-Leitch

Recruitment Director , Human Resources

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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