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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

Houston

SL

Stuart Lee

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Milwaukee

JM

Joshua McCord

Senior Director - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Charlotte

SH

Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Sacramento

JM

Joe Milner

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Phoenix

KK

Kimberly Kasle

Manager, Recruitment

Board Member

Charlotte

TV

Tom Verbeke

VP HR, Talent & Organizational Development

Board Member

Boston

JF

Jennifer Fucci

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Board Member

Cincinnati

AE

Ameerah Edinburg, aPHR

Board Member

Houston

RM

Rakhee Matlapudi

Head of Talent Acquisition, NA

Board Member

Raleigh

DC

Dylan Carver

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Saint Louis

HT

Hazel Tanyag Cormier

Head of Talent

Board Member

Harrisburg

AY

Angela Yeager

Corporate Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Omaha

DT

Dakotah Taylor

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

Board Member

Sacramento

AL

Andrew LaGreca PHR, CIR,CDR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

National

NC

Norman Clausen

Director

Board Member

New York City

SL

Scott Leonardis

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global 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!
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
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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