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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

Indianapolis

MH

Matt Heiden

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

OC

MC

Michael Cook, PHR, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

KK

Kimberly Kasle

Manager, Recruitment

Board Member

Houston

RH

Ryan Hurley

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Detroit

EH

Eric Haener

US Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Calgary

KB

Kalyna Bilinski

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

EG

Emily Garrison

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Cincinnati

MB

Michelle Bucalo

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Charleston

DH

Dalton Hester

Head of People

Board Member

Montreal

CF

Carlo Fidanza, CHRP

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

KM

Kyle Mates

Recruiting and Employee Engagement Manager

Board Member

New York City

DG

Doreen Goldman

VP, Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

NH

Nick Hunsberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Buffalo

MG

Mike Giangrosso

Manager, People Partnerships

Board Member

Providence

GK

Gina Kelleher

Vice President, Office of Inclusion

Board Member

San Diego

LC

Lisa Clark

Director of HR & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

KH

K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

Board Member

Austin

MF

Mara I. Flores

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

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
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
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)
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
(PAST EVENT)
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
(PAST EVENT)
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
(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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