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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

Detroit

CH

Carrie Herron

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Pittsburgh

LB

Laura Butler

Director, TA - North America

Board Member

Fort Worth

LD

Laura Davis

Talent Manager

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Philadelphia

KH

Kelly Hunter, CIR

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

CR

Chris Reed

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

LM

Lucy Magnus

Licensed Real Estate Agent

Board Member

Milwaukee

ME

Michele Ellner

Director of Talent Acquisition, The Americas

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Hartford

SM

Sean M. Murphy

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Raleigh

DC

Dylan Carver

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

Board Member

Philadelphia

JH

James Heinlein

Global Talent Scout and Patient Centricity Champion

Board Member

Edmonton

KC

Kathryn Cox, CPHR

Director, Talent Acquisition and Strategy

Board Member

Sacramento

RH

Rachel Hallstrom (she/her)

Lead Talent Recruitment Service Delivery Specialist

Board Member

Morris County

VW

Vineet Wadhwa

Sr Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

KB

Kim Bigej

Director Talent Attraction

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Montreal

GB

Gabriella Bruyere

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, 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
The Future of the ATS: System of Record or System of ...
National Webinar
What is the future of the ATS system?
Hiring Isn't A Sourcing Problem Anymore!
National Webinar
Discussing how to move past sourcing to effective hiring
(PAST EVENT)
Your candidates are on social. Your talent acquisitio...
National Webinar
Connecting with Candidates on Social Media
(PAST EVENT)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How organizations are evolving for 2026
(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)

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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