The only local association exclusively for
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

Vancouver

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Zubair Kerami

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

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Wylene Hennig, SPHR

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Compensation

Board Member

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

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Christopher Buck

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Chattanooga

BV

Beth Valcarcel

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

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Shawna Peters

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Nashville

KS

Kimberly Sweeney

Director, HR Systems and Solutions

Board Member

Birmingham

BW

Beth Wolfe

Senior Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Albany

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Heather Moffitt

Global Talent Acquisition Technology Manager

Board Member

Portland

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Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Boston

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Geri Reilly

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

AK

Arnaud Kermouche

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Atlanta

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K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

Board Member

Knoxville

AV

Anne Vealey

Talent Acquisition Manager - Staff Construction

Board Member

Los Angeles

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Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

Board Member

Charlotte

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Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Milwaukee

JM

Joshua McCord

Senior 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
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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