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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

Edmonton

ID

Irene Dennis

Manager

Board Member

OC

MC

Michael Cook, PHR, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

YB

Ylonda Banister, PHR

Director

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Morris County

JA

Joseph Amador

Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Indianapolis

JC

Julie Ciminillo

Diversity Talent Scout-Sourcing

Board Member

San Antonio

EW

Erin Wilbanks

Director Strategic Recruiting

Board Member

South Florida

GE

Gabriela Enriquez

Chief HR Officer

Board Member

Stamford

SC

Susanne Currivan

Manager, IT Recruiting

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Charleston

EL

Elizabeth Lohr

Recruiting Manager, PXT HR Recruiting

Board Member

Kansas City

GE

Gary Estes

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

JE

Jenn Esser

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

Board Member

Charleston

SE

Sasha Evans

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

MF

Mara I. Flores

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Sacramento

CM

Chris Mohler (he/him)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

EB

Elicia Banks-Gabriel, SHRM-SCP

SVP, Talent & Culture

Board Member

Houston

CB

Christopher Buck

Director, Talent Acquisition

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
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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