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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

Kansas City

RE

Reese Ericson

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Omaha

DT

Dakotah Taylor

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

ML

Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

MS

Matt Smith

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

DC

Dylan Carver

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Detroit

PS

Paloma Shah, PHR

Campus Recruiting Specialist

Board Member

Toronto

SJ

Sophia Jackson

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

Austin

IF

Ivy Ford

Director of Talent & Culture

Board Member

Indianapolis

MH

Matt Heiden

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Vancouver

ZK

Zubair Kerami

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Austin

LH

Lane Harmon

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

KC

Katharine R. Corona, MA

Vice President of Talent

Board Member

Atlanta

JL

Julia Levy

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

KS

Karla Samdahl

Senior Director, Global Head of Executive Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

JW

Jason Williams

Executive Recruiter

And 629 more!

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Events
Hiring Without Ownership is Breaking TA
National Webinar
Holding accountability for the hiring team
Hiring isn't a sourcing problem anymore!
National Webinar
With the applicantion rate per job lately, sourcing isn't the issue
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)

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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