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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

Baltimore

KJ

Keith Jeremiah, SHRM-SCP

Founder

Board Member

Fort Worth

MH

Mikaela Hurst

Talent Partner Lead

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

OG

Oscar Gracia

Director

Board Member

OC

SR

Smita Ray, CIR

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Toledo

JP

Jeff Perin

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Pittsburgh

DD

Douglas Doran

Talent Acquisition Principal

Board Member

San Antonio

LA

Lindsay Alford

Director of Talent Management

Board Member

Silicon Valley

TK

Troy Knapp

Sr. Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

JM

Joshua McCord

Senior Director - Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

AH

Amy Hawksworth

Branding Manager

Board Member

Jacksonville

HM

Heather McCoy, SPHR, MBA

Senior Director Field & Franchise HR

Board Member

Twin Cities

LR

Leah Rickert

VP Staffing & Diversity

Board Member

Rochester

MS

Martin Spokony

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

RS

Renae Seipold, MAM, PHR, SHRM-CP

Sr. Recruiter

Board Member

Harrisburg

JR

Joseph Rasley

Sr. Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Saint Louis

HT

Hazel Tanyag Cormier

Head of Talent

Board Member

Montreal

CF

Carlo Fidanza, CHRP

Chief People Officer

And 629 more!

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Events
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
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
Dealing with Candidate Fraud
National Webinar
Candidate Fraud Is Rising — Is Your Hiring Process Ready?
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)

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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