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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

Houston

KS

Kevin Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

AC

Alicia Caldwell

Manager, HR Recruitment and Retention

Board Member

Detroit

PS

Paloma Shah, PHR

Campus Recruiting Specialist

Board Member

Charleston

EL

Elizabeth Lohr

Recruiting Manager, PXT HR Recruiting

Board Member

Ottawa

MS

Michelle Stinziano, CTMP

HR Talent Partner

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

KF

Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

MT

Marika Taylor

Manager, Veterinary Recruitment

Board Member

Buffalo

MG

Mike Giangrosso

Manager, People Partnerships

Board Member

South Florida

IS

Isis Suria

Vice President, Human Resources

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Vancouver

ZK

Zubair Kerami

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

JC

James Croft

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

GE

Gary Estes

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Knoxville

AV

Anne Vealey

Talent Acquisition Manager - Staff Construction

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Philadelphia

JM

Julie Missaggia

Chief People Officer

Board Member

Detroit

AM

Amanda McGregor

Director, Capacity Development

Board Member

Charlotte

TV

Tom Verbeke

VP HR, Talent & Organizational Development

Board Member

Wilmington

LS

Lisa Smith-Strother

Vice President, Global Employer and Diversity Brand Head

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
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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