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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

New York City

PD

Paul Dombek

Director, Talent Acquisition

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Atlanta

JL

Julia Levy

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

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Wilmington

LS

Lisa Smith-Strother

Vice President, Global Employer and Diversity Brand Head

Board Member

Orlando

KP

Kerstin Purvis

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Morris County

BB

Bryan Bischoff (he/him)

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

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Dallas

RP

Ronielle Price

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

BT

Brenda Tern (she.her)

Global Head of Recruiting

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Detroit

CH

Carrie Herron

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Fort Worth

LD

Laura Davis

Talent Manager

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Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Silicon Valley

KS

Karla Samdahl

Senior Director, Global Head of Executive Talent Acquisition

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DC

DM

Doug Meyer

Executive Search Consultant

Board Member

Calgary

CA

Carla Arthur

Director, Talent Acquisition

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San Diego

KL

Karen Leckrone, PHR

Director, Talent Acquisition

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Harrisburg

AY

Angela Yeager

Corporate Recruiting Manager

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Boston

SG

Scott Galvin

Director Global Talent Acquisition

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Austin

LH

Lane Harmon

Manager of Talent Acquisition

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Pittsburgh

KR

Kelly Roddy

Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

AM

Aaron McClendon

Vice President - Global Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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
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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