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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

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Los Angeles

JH

Jana Hadous Frazier

People & Culture Designer, Optimizer and Coach

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Philadelphia

JF

James Farnham

Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, North America

Board Member

Wichita

JC

John Costello

Business Services Rep

Board Member

Portland

BG

Ben Gahlsdorf

Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Morris County

JD

Jhan Doughty

Executive Director of Talent Management & Strategic Relations

Board Member

Denver

JB

Jeremy Bushaw

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Baltimore

BS

Bill Seaman

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Indianapolis

KM

Kyle Mates

Recruiting and Employee Engagement Manager

Board Member

Buffalo

KN

Kelly Navarro

People and Talent Lead

Board Member

Denver

LM

Lori Murin

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Raleigh

LK

Lisa Krause Miller

Director Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Salt Lake City

NH

Nick Harris

Talent Acquisition Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Board Member

South Florida

JM

Joseph Messina

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

AL

Alexander Lopez

Regional Talent Partner, Americas

Board Member

Saint Louis

AW

Alysa Walsh McLaughlin, SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent Attraction Client Management

Board Member

Twin Cities

LR

Leah Rickert

VP Staffing & Diversity

Board Member

Tampa Bay

RW

Russell Williams

Director of Recruiting

Board Member

Wilmington

JC

James Croft

Director Talent Acquisition

And 627 more!

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Events
AI and the Candidate Experience: Finding the Right Ba...
National Webinar
Managing AI in the candidate journey
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)
Interviewing Is Broken: What Are You Fixing First?
National Webinar
How do we fix the interview challenge?
(PAST EVENT)
Do you know where your next great hire spends 2.5 hou...
National Webinar
Learning how to leverage social media effectively
(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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