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

Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Columbus

JR

Jeanne Rocco, SHRM-SCP

Director, Clinical Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Chattanooga

JT

Jennifer Testa, J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

DC

DM

Doug Meyer

Executive Search Consultant

Board Member

Birmingham

HD

Hannah Deegan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Memphis

SM

Shelly Martin

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition - Americas

Board Member

Seattle

LM

Lara Modisette

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

CD

Christa Delaney

Director of Talent Acquisition - North American Manufacturing

Board Member

Chattanooga

JW

Jennifer Wilhoit

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Dallas

DF

David Frame

Talent Acquisiton Manager

Board Member

Portland

LC

Lois Chauncey

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

MJ

Markesiah Jackson

Senior Recruiter

Board Member

DC

MB

Mike Bruni

Talent Acquisition Officer

Board Member

OC

JR

Jim Reyes

Talent Acquisition and Operations Leader

Board Member

Cincinnati

MB

Michelle Bucalo

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Rochester

MS

Martin Spokony

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

SR

Stacey Rose Aderibigbe

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Pittsburgh

KR

Kelly Roddy

Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition

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
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)

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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