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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

Salt Lake City

SC

Shannon Collaer

Director of Talent

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

YT

Yvonne Tedder

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Development

Board Member

Austin

IF

Ivy Ford

Director of Talent & Culture

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KH

Kerry Hutsell

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

Board Member

San Diego

AH

Amy Hernandez

Executive Director, Talent Experience

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

DC

TF

Trish Ferrett

Senior Director of Talent Attraction and Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

MK

Mohammad Kallas, MBA

Senior TA Partner

Board Member

Seattle

LM

Lara Modisette

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

LW

Lisa Wittbrot

Executive Director - Global Talent Management & Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

AB

Angie Boudreau, SHRM-CP

[email protected]

Board Member

Grand Rapids

RH

Russell Hicks

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Memphis

FH

Foluke Houston

Talent Acquisition Senior Manager

Board Member

San Antonio

SC

Samuel Cueva

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Indianapolis

MB

Mellissa Boggs

SVP Human Capital

Board Member

Houston

SJ

Sarah Justice

Head of Global Recruitment

And 627 more!

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Events
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You...
National Webinar
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You Think
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!
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(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)

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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