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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

Des Moines

BM

Becky Metcalf

Team Leader - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

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Julie Missaggia

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Montreal

FM

Francesco Mancini

Talent Attraction

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

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Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

Board Member

Stamford

LM

Lucy Magnus

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Board Member

Los Angeles

EJ

Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

Board Member

Charleston

KH

Karen Hite

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baton Rouge

CK

Courtney Klack, PHR

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

Board Member

Silicon Valley

AK

Abha Kalra - CCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

CT

Corrie Tanous

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

DA

Dawn Andreadis

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Kansas City

GE

Gary Estes

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rebecca Curwen

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Tampa Bay

SC

Samantha Croxford, SHRM-CP

Human Resources Director

Board Member

Hartford

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Amy (Flynn) Boucher

Vice President Global Talent Acquisition

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?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
Dealing with Candidate Fraud
National Webinar
Candidate Fraud Is Rising — Is Your Hiring Process Ready?
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)

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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