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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

San Diego

KL

Karen Leckrone, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

OG

Oscar Gracia

Director

Board Member

Orlando

EJ

Elise Jones, RACR, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

MT

Megan Thorburn, CMP (she/her)

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Management

Board Member

Richmond

SP

Steven Pitts, MHRM

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

SR

Stacey Rose Aderibigbe

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Chicago

AB

Amy Brooks

Senior Director

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

DT

Danielle Theodore

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

SG

Scott Goldenhersh

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

JR

Jeanne Rocco, SHRM-SCP

Director, Clinical Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Board Member

New York City

SL

Scott Leonardis

Head of Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
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)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(PAST EVENT)
Happy Thanksgiving! (No Discussion Today)
National Webinar
Have a wonderful holiday!
(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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