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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

Ottawa

MS

Michelle Stinziano, CTMP

HR Talent Partner

Board Member

Long Island

PK

Pete Kempton

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

EF

Edward Frankel

SVP, Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

KF

Kay Fakelis-Colón

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

ZK

Zachary Katic

Head of Recruiting

Board Member

San Francisco

KJ

Kelly Johnson

Talent Outreach Program Manager

Board Member

Austin

YL

Yvonne Lillis

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Grand Rapids

AS

Amy Saunders-Ferriell

Vice President of Human Resources

Board Member

Sacramento

DS

Dai Marie Strong

Global Head of Talent Operations, Programs & Early in Career

Board Member

Houston

RH

Ryan Hurley

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Tampa Bay

CW

Chuck Waygood

Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

MM

Mike Mascarina, GPHR

HR Director Talent Mobility

Board Member

Harrisburg

DL

Dawn Leffingwell

Junior Recruiter

Board Member

Knoxville

JH

Justin Hanke

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

MR

Maximo Rocha

Vice President, Culture and Experience

Board Member

South Florida

TS

Tim Sanchez (he, him, his)

Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boston

TL

Terri Lawless

Senior Staffing Manager

Board Member

Edmonton

JW

Jennifer Weenk

Edmonton Chapter - Board Member

Board Member

Boston

GR

Geri Reilly

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
From Gut Feel to Good Evidence: How to Run Interviews...
National Webinar
How to improve the interview process
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
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)

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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