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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

Richmond

SP

Steven Pitts, MHRM

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Albany

LT

Leah Taglione

Senior Manager, Recruiting Operations

Board Member

Calgary

CB

Corrine Bell, CPHR, RPR

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Charlotte

SR

Samantha Reeves

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

Board Member

Grand Rapids

TW

Tim Wiseman

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Greensboro

DR

Diana Raygor, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Talent Acquisition and Development Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

KS

Karla Samdahl

Senior Director, Global Head of Executive Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

MK

Michael Kerrigan

Director of Human Resources

Board Member

Wichita

SM

Stacey Moeder

AVP, Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Houston

RH

Ryan Hurley

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

MB

Melissa Briglia Gaspari

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Raleigh

AM

Alisha Miller

Regional Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Silicon Valley

TK

Troy Knapp

Sr. Director, Head of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Greensboro

JW

Jess Williams

Vice President of People Excellence

Board Member

OC

JF

Jessica Flippo

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

YH

Yolanda Hawkes

Principal Consultant

Board Member

DC

MM

Michele McAluney Espada

Recruiting Director, Operations and Technology

Board Member

Salt Lake City

GC

Gwenevere Crary

Founder and CEO

Board Member

Denver

AY

Amanda Yates

Manager, Talent Acquisition

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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