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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

Atlanta

SR

Stacey Rose Aderibigbe

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Indianapolis

EA

Elisa Abner-Taschwer

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

EM

Elizabeth Maxedon

Board Member

Denver

AY

Amanda Yates

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

SD

Steve Dutchak

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Rochester

MS

Martin Spokony

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Sacramento

RH

Rachel Hallstrom (she/her)

Lead Talent Recruitment Service Delivery Specialist

Board Member

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Denver

TK

Tim Knurek

Sr. Director, Global Talent Acquisition & HR Systems

Board Member

Cincinnati

MW

Melessia Walker

Board Member

Raleigh

CN

Craig Natale

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DL

Dawn Losinger

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

DM

David Moore

VP, Recruiting

Board Member

Toronto

JK

Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Diego

GW

Gioia Woo

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

KC

Katharine R. Corona, MA

Vice President of Talent

Board Member

Detroit

AB

Andrew Black, SPHR

Director, Talent & Development

And 627 more!

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Events
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
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
Happy New Year (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Happy New Year (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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