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

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Montreal

FM

Francesco Mancini

Talent Attraction

Board Member

Cincinnati

DA

Dawn Andreadis

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

Board Member

San Francisco

SC

Sonia Chaves

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wichita

SM

Stacey Moeder

AVP, Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Toronto

JK

Joseph Kim

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

TR

Tracey Rivera

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Columbus

JJ

Julie Jochems

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

BF

Barbara Feather

Sr. Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Austin

GM

Gerry Moscaritolo

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Birmingham

HD

Hannah Deegan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

DC

CA

Casey Augustosky

Head of Talent Acquisition - Staff & Strategy Teams

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

KF

Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

YH

Yolanda Hawkes

Principal Consultant

Board Member

Birmingham

MA

Michael Armstrong

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

MO

Melissa O'Neill

Recruiting Manager, Catalog Merchandising

Board Member

Fort Worth

DK

Denise Kirby

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Chattanooga

JS

Jason Scott

Sr. TA Manager

And 627 more!

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Events

The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
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)

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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