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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

Hartford

SB

Silvana Bagdasarian

Sr. Specialist-Talent Acquisition/Human Resources

Board Member

Rochester

CM

Chris Marciano

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

IF

Ivy Ford

Director of Talent & Culture

Board Member

Richmond

SD

Steven Doda

Senior Associate

Board Member

Philadelphia

MT

Matt Taylor

Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Dallas

FE

Felicia Eley

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

AT

Aaron Turner

Sr. Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

SS

Scott Stevenson

Director-Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Hartford

BZ

B.J. Zanesky

Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Denver

TC

Tim Corrigan

Sr. Manager Talent Acquisition - Channels & Programs

Board Member

Silicon Valley

ES

Esther Yei Shih

Vice President, People

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Des Moines

JS

Jade Song

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

SH

Shirley Hoveland

Director Talent Partnership

Board Member

Toledo

AS

Adam Schlatter

AVP, Talent Management

Board Member

Buffalo

JS

Jenna Sandker (she/her/hers)

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

GE

Gabriela Enriquez

Chief HR 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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