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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

Richmond

SH

Susan L. Hamilton, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

JK

Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

AR

Alain Robineau

Recruiter, Data Science

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

MS

Michelle Scully

VP, Human Resources

Board Member

Fort Worth

TL

Tanya Lipscomb, MA, PHR, SHRM-CP

Head of the People Team

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Philadelphia

MU

Mary E. Uhrig

Director, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

SJ

Sarah Justice

Head of Global Recruitment

Board Member

Atlanta

KC

Kerri Cufaro

Senior Managing Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

MF

Mara I. Flores

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

JL

Jeff Luttrell

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

HA

Hanika Ahluwalia

Board Member

Board Member

Fort Worth

LC

Letty Contreras

AVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

BS

Brittany Sever

Senior Director Talent Strategy

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

KB

Kristi Baril

Talent Acquisition Sr. Manager

Board Member

New York City

ED

Eric Di Monte

Director of Talent Acquisition

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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