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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

Hartford

SM

Sean M. Murphy

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

RM

Rakhee Matlapudi

Head of Talent Acquisition, NA

Board Member

Austin

YL

Yvonne Lillis

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

PH

Paul Hebert

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Greensboro

JW

Jess Williams

Vice President of People Excellence

Board Member

Long Island

PK

Pete Kempton

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Silicon Valley

TK

Troy Knapp

Sr. Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Detroit

CH

Carrie Herron

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Toledo

JK

Jordan Kachmarik

Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Portland

BT

Blake Thiess, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

RE

Robert Everhart

Lead Associate

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbia

CK

Charles Kearse ll

Executive Recruiter - University Relations

Board Member

Rochester

CM

Chris Marciano

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Edmonton

ID

Irene Dennis

Manager

Board Member

Los Angeles

CT

Corrie Tanous

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Little Rock

HA

Halea Anthony

Manager - HR Projects & Support

Board Member

Charleston

VW

Valerie Warnock

Director of Charleston Operations & Corporate Recruiting

And 627 more!

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Events
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You...
National Webinar
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You Think
Stronger Together: Partnering with Staffing Agencies
National Webinar
Join us for an open discussion on partnering with staffing agencies.
TALK Philadelphia Networking Happy Hour
Philadelphia: Conshohocken
TALK Philadelphia is hosting a networking happy hour on July 21st
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
(PAST EVENT)
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
(PAST EVENT)
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
(PAST EVENT)
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
(PAST EVENT)
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
(PAST EVENT)
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
(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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