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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

Columbus

AM

Aaron McClendon

Vice President - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

KK

Kimberly Kasle

Manager, Recruitment

Board Member

Des Moines

MG

Mary Greiner, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, sHRBP

AVP-Human Resources

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AM

Alisha Miller

Regional Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Houston

DM

Doug McMann

Talent Acquisition & Attraction Director

Board Member

Fort Worth

DK

Denise Kirby

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Seattle

KB

Kelly Barnard (White)

manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

KN

Kelly Needham

Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Philadelphia

WW

Wellington Wu

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

TR

Tonya Rabouin

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

RP

Ross Pasquale

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

TF

Trish Ferrett

Senior Director of Talent Attraction and Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

SS

Scott Serbin

National Director of Marketing, Clinical Recruiting

Board Member

Pittsburgh

DD

Douglas Doran

Talent Acquisition Principal

Board Member

Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Greensboro

DR

Diana Raygor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Talent Acquisition and Development Manager

And 627 more!

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Events
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
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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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