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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

Detroit

JL

Jess Larson

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

MR

Maximo Rocha

Vice President, Culture and Experience

Board Member

Memphis

CW

Christine Wilson

Vice President Talent Management

Board Member

Toronto

TS

Trupti Sedani

Manager - Human Resources

Board Member

Houston

DR

Dora Rodriguez, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AW

Amy Wood (she/her)

Global Manager, Employee Technology

Board Member

Charlotte

SH

Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

Board Member

Charleston

KH

Karen Hite

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

SP

Shawna Peters

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Los Angeles

CT

Corrie Tanous

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Stamford

MK

Michael Kerrigan

Director of Human Resources

Board Member

Pittsburgh

DD

Douglas Doran

Talent Acquisition Principal

Board Member

Calgary

CB

Corrine Bell, CPHR, RPR

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

JP

Joseph Pratico

Talent Acquisition Associate Director

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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