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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

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

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Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

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Phoenix

KK

Kimberly Kasle

Manager, Recruitment

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Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

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Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Board Member

Omaha

JL

Julie Link

Talent Attraction Manager

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Philadelphia

WW

Wellington Wu

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

RK

Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

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Calgary

KM

Karen McGlone

Head of Canadian Talent Acquisition and US Property Management Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

HM

Heather Moffitt

Global Talent Acquisition Technology Manager

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Saint Louis

SS

Scott Sell, CIR

Vice President of Talent Selection & Executive Recruitment

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

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Philadelphia

JM

Julie Missaggia

Chief People Officer

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San Diego

AT

Arianee Tulin, CDR, SCP

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Houston

DR

Dora Rodriguez, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

AS

Amy Simmons

Board of Directors

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

San Antonio

SC

Samuel Cueva

Vice President of Human Resources

And 629 more!

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Events
February Freeze Happy Hour!
Boston: Boston
Come out and enjoy a fun evening connecting with Fellow TALK Members
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)
Happy Holidays! (No Webinar)
National Webinar
No Webinar
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How are you reshaping to tackle 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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