The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

Pittsburgh

BE

Bill Eichelberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

Board Member

Toledo

JP

Jeff Perin

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Salt Lake City

KR

Kathi Eric Reroma

Senior Manager of Talent and Culture

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

New York City

TL

Tuvia Lwowski

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

JC

James Croft

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

AC

Ann Collazo, SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition and Diversity Outreach

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

New Orleans

DO

Deane Osner

Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

JR

Jamie Ross

National Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

Montreal

JV

Jessie Victoria

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

KK

Ken Kuwamura

Talent Aquisition & Manager Effectiveness

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Saint Louis

AL

April Lopinot

VP HR

Board Member

Atlanta

KH

K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

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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