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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

Sacramento

AP

Angelo Pancho

Founder

Board Member

Baltimore

JW

Jason Williams

Executive Recruiter

Board Member

Seattle

KM

Krystin Morgan

Technical Recruiting Manager, Engineering

Board Member

Twin Cities

DS

Dana Stump, MA

Recruiting Manager and HR Business Partner

Board Member

Montreal

VO

Valerie Occhiuto, CHRP

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Indianapolis

EG

Emily Garrison

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Wichita

JC

John Costello

Business Services Rep

Board Member

Ottawa

KL

Kimberly Leet

Talent Accquisition Manager

Board Member

Kansas City

NW

Nick Wang, SWP

Sr. Manager TA

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

DT

Danielle Theodore

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Seattle

MS

Marvin Smith

Sr Mgr, TA

Board Member

OC

JR

Jim Reyes

Talent Acquisition and Operations Leader

Board Member

Indianapolis

AF

Adam Ferris

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

MO

Melissa O'Neill

Recruiting Manager, Catalog Merchandising

Board Member

San Diego

MS

Meghan Sun

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

MT

Matt Taylor

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

DC

CN

Colleen Nicoll

Director, Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
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)
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)
Happy Thanksgiving! (No Discussion Today)
National Webinar
Have a wonderful holiday!
(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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