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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

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Houston

OG

Oscar Gracia

Director

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rachel Collins

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Boston

TL

Terri Lawless

Senior Staffing Manager

Board Member

Edmonton

ID

Irene Dennis

Manager

Board Member

New York City

ED

Eric Di Monte

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

MM

Michele Miron, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Greensboro

DR

Diana Raygor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Talent Acquisition and Development Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AC

Andrea Constantinides (She/Her)

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

SD

Simon De Matteo

Senior Director - Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

JC

Julie Ciminillo

Diversity Talent Scout-Sourcing

Board Member

Atlanta

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LaShena "Recruitalina" Matthews

Global Talent Brand Manager

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

LM

Lara Modisette

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

EB

Elicia Banks-Gabriel, SHRM-SCP

SVP, Talent & Culture

Board Member

Cincinnati

MS

Matthew Shoulta

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Denver

JB

Jeremy Bushaw

Vice President 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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