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

Oklahoma City

JD

Jacki Drake

Sr. Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Birmingham

KC

Katie Campbell

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

Board Member

Orlando

HH

Haley Healy

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston-Gaddis

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

Houston

SL

Stuart Lee

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Cincinnati

EM

Erich Michael

Talent Acquisition Supervisor

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Calgary

MP

Maria Phounsavath

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Seattle

CK

Carol Kubeldis BSN, RN

VP Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

JD

Julie Dusablon

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AC

Andrea Constantinides (She/Her)

Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

DG

Doreen Goldman

VP, Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AM

Alisha Miller

Regional Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Indianapolis

EA

Elisa Abner-Taschwer

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Chicago

RY

Randy Yu

Chief People Officer

And 628 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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