The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

DC

CN

Colleen Nicoll

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

AC

Aimee Cheng-Yu

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Dallas

MW

Mark Wollin, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Senior Manager, Lead Technical Recruiter

Board Member

Charlotte

SH

Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Providence

GK

Gina Kelleher

Vice President, Office of Inclusion

Board Member

Raleigh

NB

Nicole Butler

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Deborah Glass

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

SM

Sandi Molettieri, MBA, PHR

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Sacramento

JM

Joe Milner

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Tampa Bay

LR

LaShea C. Reaves, MHR, CSMR, CFEI

AVP, Talent Acquistion Lead

Board Member

Charlotte

TV

Tom Verbeke

VP HR, Talent & Organizational Development

Board Member

Hartford

KM

Kristen Mattson (She/Her)

AVP Recruiting & Talent Mobility

Board Member

Montreal

CF

Carlo Fidanza, CHRP

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Denver

LM

Lori Murin

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

LK

Lisa Krause Miller

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Salt Lake City

MJ

Missy Johnson

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

BE

Brenda S. Everson

Senior Vice President

And 627 more!

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Events

The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
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)

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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