The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

DC

DM

Doug Meyer

Executive Search Consultant

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Providence

DK

Dayna Kingsland

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Columbus

SM

Sarah Morgan, CDR

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Charleston

SE

Sasha Evans

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

San Antonio

RE

Robert Everhart

Lead Associate

Board Member

Columbia

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🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

MG

Mary Greiner, SPHR, SHRM - SCP, sHRBP

AVP-Human Resources

Board Member

Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

Board Member

Tampa Bay

BS

Ben Stephen, MBA, SPHR, ECRE, HCS, TAS

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

MM

Mike Mascarina, GPHR

HR Director Talent Mobility

Board Member

Phoenix

SG

Scott Goldenhersh

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Montreal

AK

Arnaud Kermouche

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

DC

KT

Kelly Tobin

Manager, Talent Acquisition and Compliance

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Cincinnati

Ed

Erika deStefano

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Grand Rapids

BR

Benjamin Rottschafer

Senior TA Specialist

Board Member

Tampa Bay

OH

Orlando Haynes

North American Talent Acquisition Lead & Program Manager

Board Member

Montreal

MW

Matthew Wiazowski

Director - Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility

And 628 more!

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Events

AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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)
TA Operating Models: How Teams Are Reshaping Structur...
National Webinar
How are you reshaping to tackle 2026?
(PAST EVENT)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(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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