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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

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

Board Member

Kansas City

NW

Nick Wang, SWP

Sr. Manager TA

Board Member

Dallas

AL

Agustina Losada

Staffing Lead

Board Member

San Antonio

SC

Samuel Cueva

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Fort Worth

TL

Tanya Lipscomb, MA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Head of the People Team

Board Member

Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Saint Louis

JV

Janet Vardeman

Global Executive TA Account Management Lead

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Los Angeles

EJ

Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

Board Member

Grand Rapids

AS

Amy Saunders-Ferriell

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Baton Rouge

JM

Julie Macaluso, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

Calgary

MP

Maria Phounsavath

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Syracuse

KD

Katherine Dahlke

Head of Talent Acquisition NAMER

Board Member

Detroit

GT

Gretchen Teetzel

Senior Talent Advisor North America

Board Member

Toronto

SD

Simon De Matteo

Senior Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

AS

Anupama Sharma, SPHR

Director HR

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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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