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

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

South Florida

AL

Alexander Lopez

Regional Talent Partner, Americas

Board Member

Philadelphia

MU

Mary E. Uhrig

Director, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

KK

Katie Kleinfelder

TAP

Board Member

New York City

TL

Tuvia Lwowski

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charleston

DH

Dalton Hester

Head of People

Board Member

Chattanooga

BV

Beth Valcarcel

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Edmonton

LM

Lisa Marillier, BA, CTMP, CLC

Corporate Recruitment and Development Manager

Board Member

Los Angeles

NS

Nihal Solomon

Manager, People Business Partner

Board Member

Boston

AI

Ashley Itson

Manager of Professional Staff Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

TV

Tom Verbeke

VP HR, Talent & Organizational Development

Board Member

Cincinnati

AP

Afton Palmer, RYT

Partnership Development

Board Member

Calgary

KM

Karen McGlone

Head of Canadian Talent Acquisition and US Property Management Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Providence

KA

Krista Allan

Senior Director, Global Talent

Board Member

San Diego

MS

Meghan Sun

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marcia Torres, SHRM-CP

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

CB

Christopher Buck

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

SD

Sanders Durham II

Campus Recruiter

And 628 more!

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Events

AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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