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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

Chattanooga

JT

Jennifer Testa, J.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Vice President, Enterprise Transformation

Board Member

South Florida

JM

Joseph Messina

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Rochester

E(

Elissa (Goyette) Sikora, SPHR

Director HR Business Partner

Board Member

Silicon Valley

BC

Brad Cook

VP Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

SP

Steven Pitts, MHRM

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Dallas

AL

Agustina Losada

Staffing Lead

Board Member

Edmonton

RE

Rike Enss, CPHR, BBA, RPR

Recruitment Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

ES

Ellen Schafer

Manager, Talent Acquisition Americas

Board Member

Milwaukee

TR

Tracey Rivera

Talent Acquisition Director

Board Member

Calgary

KB

Kalyna Bilinski

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Kansas City

AV

Abigail Ventrillo

Talent Acquisition and Retention Manager

Board Member

Dallas

MS

Michelle Scully

VP, Human Resources

Board Member

Boston

SG

Scott Galvin

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Harrisburg

JR

Joseph Rasley

Sr. Talent Acquisition Leader

Board Member

Milwaukee

RR

Rick Rosario

Director Talent Acquisition, US and Canada

Board Member

Kansas City

NW

Nick Wang, SWP

Sr. Manager TA

Board Member

Des Moines

DF

Don Fraher

Human Resource Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

WF

Wanda Lee Florestine

Talent & Acquisition Director

Board Member

Twin Cities

JE

Jamie Elliott

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

DB

Donny Bridgemohan

Director 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?
Dealing with Candidate Fraud
National Webinar
Candidate Fraud Is Rising — Is Your Hiring Process Ready?
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)

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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