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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

Omaha

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Lesley Linn

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

AH

Amy Hawksworth

Branding Manager

Board Member

Denver

RM

Robert Markovic

Vice President, Workforce Planning and Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

CB

Christopher Buck

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

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Douglas Doran

Talent Acquisition Principal

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Portland

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Brenda Tern (she.her)

Global Head of Recruiting

Board Member

Philadelphia

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Wellington Wu

Global Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New Orleans

DO

Deane Osner

Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

AP

Afton Palmer, RYT

Partnership Development

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

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Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

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Amy (Flynn) Boucher

Vice President Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

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Miriam Lea

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

San Antonio

MM

Monica Massey

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Austin

PS

Poornima Siddapur

Global TA Program Manager

Board Member

South Florida

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Alexandra Bautista

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

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Todd Roller, SPHR

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience

Board Member

Dallas

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Ray Kallas

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Charlotte

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Sara Hennings,SHRM-CP.SWP, Certified Facilitator

Region HR Director

Board Member

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

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
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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