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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

Charleston

DH

Dalton Hester

Head of People

Board Member

Boston

MW

Mark Wagner

Citi

Board Member

Memphis

CW

Christine Wilson

Vice President Talent Management

Board Member

Toledo

JK

Jordan Kachmarik

Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Philadelphia

MT

Matt Taylor

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

OC

MM

Mara McElroy

Technical Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Nashville

NT

Nick Tompkins, SPHR and SCP

Managing Director Talent Management and Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Sacramento

AE

Ariella Escano, PHR

Senior Human Resources Recruiter

Board Member

San Antonio

RE

Robert Everhart

Lead Associate

Board Member

Orlando

EJ

Elise Jones, RACR, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

KC

Kathryn Cox, CPHR

Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy

Board Member

Twin Cities

RB

Rich Buckley

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

SN

Sally Wood Nystrom

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Oklahoma City

JD

Jacki Drake

Sr. Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

PD

Paul Dombek

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

TS

Trupti Sedani

Manager - Human Resources

Board Member

Cincinnati

MS

Matthew Shoulta

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Columbia

🦄P

🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Calgary

TK

Tony Kim

Director, Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience

And 628 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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)
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)

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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