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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

Seattle

MS

Marvin Smith

Sr Mgr, TA

Board Member

Los Angeles

EJ

Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

Board Member

Boise

AH

Adam Hudgins

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

SC

Sonia Chaves

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

ST

Stefanie Thornton

Director, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management & Diversity

Board Member

Detroit

CH

Carrie Herron

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Morris County

BB

Bryan Bischoff (he/him)

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Diego

GW

Gioia Woo

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

RF

Renata Filarecki

TA & Workforce Development Manager

Board Member

Edmonton

KC

Kathryn Cox, CPHR

Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy

Board Member

Montreal

FM

Francesco Mancini

Talent Attraction

Board Member

Charleston

VW

Valerie Warnock

Director of Charleston Operations & Corporate Recruiting

Board Member

Ottawa

RD

Rupali Dattani

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Toledo

AS

Adam Schlatter

AVP, Talent Management

Board Member

Edmonton

MT

Megan Thorburn, CMP (she/her)

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Management

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

Board Member

Calgary

MP

Maria Phounsavath

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Charlotte

SR

Samantha Reeves

Director, Chief of Staff for Chief Administrative & Chief Legal Officer

And 627 more!

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Events
The Agentic Org Chart: When AI Agents are Line Items...
National Webinar
How to work with Agentic AI
Talent In Person Happy Hour
Silicon Valley: Mountain View
Register HERE: https://luma.com/1bq52dst?tk=uFFJd9
Reskill or Replace? TA's Uncomfortable Role in Workfo...
National Webinar
Do we reskill, or replace?
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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