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

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Nashville

PH

Patrice Hickson

Sr. Talent Manager

Board Member

Boston

CS

Craig Stevens

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

RM

Roxanna Maciel, SPHR, CCMP, SWP, CDP

SVP, Leader of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

TF

Toni Fletcher

Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner

Board Member

Memphis

SM

Shelly Martin

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition - Americas

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

MK

Mohammad Kallas, MBA

Senior TA Partner

Board Member

Calgary

TK

Tony Kim

Director, Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience

Board Member

Cincinnati

AE

Ameerah Edinburg, aPHR

Board Member

Omaha

AS

Amber Svajgl

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Nashville

MJ

Markesiah Jackson

Senior Recruiter

Board Member

Boston

AH

Amy Hafensteiner

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

MG

Mary Greiner, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, sHRBP

AVP-Human Resources

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Providence

JD

Jaina D'Ambra

National Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

LA

Lindsay Alford

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

DC

YH

Yolanda Hutchins

Chief People Officer

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
The Rise of The Talent Engineer
National Webinar
The future of recruiting and talent engineering
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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