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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

Boston

CS

Craig Stevens

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

SK

Stephen Karagiozis

Talent Acquisition & Organizational Development

Board Member

Detroit

AM

Amanda McGregor

Director, Capacity Development

Board Member

Wichita

JC

John Costello

Business Services Rep

Board Member

Baltimore

JW

Jason Williams

Executive Recruiter

Board Member

South Florida

AB

Alexandra Bautista

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

CP

Chantelle Painter, RPR

HR Recruitment and Engagement Manager

Board Member

Louisville

TK

Todd Kiziminski

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

New York City

AD

Angus Dobbie

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Syracuse

KD

Katherine Dahlke

Head of Talent Acquisition NAMER

Board Member

DC

MB

Mike Bruni

Talent Acquisition Officer

Board Member

Charleston

DH

Dalton Hester

Head of People

Board Member

Providence

GK

Gina Kelleher

Vice President, Office of Inclusion

Board Member

Richmond

SN

Sally Wood Nystrom

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

MS

Matt Smith

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

And 629 more!

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Events
What will the TA Tech Stack Look Like in 2027
National Webinar
What will the future tech stack look like?
Quality of Hire: The Metric Everyone Talks About but ...
National Webinar
Understanding and measuring the elusive quality of hire metric
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
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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