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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

Rochester

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Elissa (Goyette) Sikora, SPHR

Director HR Business Partner

Board Member

Seattle

MS

Marvin Smith

Sr Mgr, TA

Board Member

Raleigh

CN

Craig Natale

VP, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Los Angeles

EJ

Eveline Jaynes

Director of Talent Acquisition and Management

Board Member

Buffalo

TV

Terry VanEpps, SHRM-SCP

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

ED

Eric Di Monte

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Syracuse

LA

Lauren Victoria Ahrens

Recruiting Director

Board Member

Birmingham

HD

Hannah Deegan

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

JS

John Seward

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Atlanta

PF

Pamela Fuller Selby

Head of External Sourcing - Corporate and North America Group

Board Member

Austin

PS

Poornima Siddapur

Global TA Program Manager

Board Member

Twin Cities

LR

Leah Rickert

VP Staffing & Diversity

Board Member

New Orleans

DO

Deane Osner

Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Omaha

AC

Alicia Caldwell

Manager, HR Recruitment and Retention

Board Member

Albany

DR

Dan Riccio, MBA

Director, Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

NH

Nick Hunsberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Nashville

PH

Patrice Hickson

Sr. Talent Manager

Board Member

Detroit

LV

Lisa Vezzetti

TA Manager

Board Member

Atlanta

DB

Donny Bridgemohan

Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Boise

KW

Kedron Walker

Manager, Talent Acquisition

And 629 more!

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Events
The Recruitment Renaissance: Why Your AI Implementat...
National Webinar
Why AI Implementations Fail, and How To Fix It!
February Freeze Happy Hour!
Boston: Boston
Come out and enjoy a fun evening connecting with Fellow TALK Members
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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