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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

Nashville

KS

Kimberly Sweeney

Director, HR Systems and Solutions

Board Member

Charleston

VW

Valerie Warnock

Director of Charleston Operations & Corporate Recruiting

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Omaha

JL

Julie Link

Talent Attraction Manager

Board Member

Portland

BT

Blake Thiess, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

AS

Anupama Sharma, SPHR

Director HR

Board Member

Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Board Member

Twin Cities

SP

Shawna Peters

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Silicon Valley

TK

Troy Knapp

Sr. Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

TR

Tonya Rabouin

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Las Vegas

BB

Brent Baker

Talent Management Manager

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

HE

Heather Eby

Manager - Talent Acquisition/Recruiting

Board Member

Richmond

SH

Susan L. Hamilton, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

BE

Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

Board Member

Pittsburgh

BE

Bill Eichelberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

MU

Mary E. Uhrig

Director, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

And 627 more!

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Events
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You...
National Webinar
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You Think
Stronger Together: Partnering with Staffing Agencies
National Webinar
Join us for an open discussion on partnering with staffing agencies.
TALK Philadelphia Networking Happy Hour
Philadelphia: Conshohocken
TALK Philadelphia is hosting a networking happy hour on July 21st
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
(PAST EVENT)
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
(PAST EVENT)
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
(PAST EVENT)
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
(PAST EVENT)
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
(PAST EVENT)
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
(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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