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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

San Diego

MS

Meghan Sun

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Charlotte

JT

Jen Tracy

VP of Talent Attraction & Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Austin

EJ

Erin Johnson

Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

DT

Dinaz Taylor

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Milwaukee

JB

Jerry Broitzman

Global Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Portland

BT

Blake Thiess, PHR, SHRM-CP

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

LB

Lorri Brady Jackson

Director, Global Internal Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Calgary

RC

Rebecca Curwen

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Portland

SB

Susan Burke

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Cincinnati

AP

Afton Palmer, RYT

Partnership Development

Board Member

Saint Louis

CR

Chris Reed

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

KD

Kevin Dunn

Director Of Recruiting

Board Member

Boston

GG

Glenn Gutmacher (he/him)

Talent Sourcing Training Mgr.

Board Member

Portland

BT

Brenda Tern (she.her)

Global Head of Recruiting

Board Member

DC

CA

Casey Augustosky

Head of Talent Acquisition - Staff & Strategy Teams

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Atlanta

KH

K. Sue Hurst

KSHurst | Talent Acquisition Services

Board Member

Philadelphia

MM

Michele Miron, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Vice President 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?
The Death of Sourcing as a Skill
National Webinar
Is Sourcing Dying as a Recruiting Skill?
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)

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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