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Talent Acquisition Leadership

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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

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Toronto

RB

Ryan Black

VP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Atlanta

JH

John Henkel

Senior Director Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Orlando

KP

Kerstin Purvis

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Board Member

Los Angeles

GD

Gillian Diamond SHRM-CP

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Chattanooga

JS

Jason Scott

Sr. TA Manager

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Deborah Glass

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

South Florida

RV

Rakhi Varma

Senior Talent Advisor- Diversity & Inclusion(Life Sciences/ Diagnostics / Product ID/ IT)

Board Member

Cincinnati

MB

Michelle Bucalo

Sr. Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Memphis

CW

Christine Wilson

Vice President Talent Management

Board Member

Houston

AM

Ann Miller

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Houston

RM

Roxanna Maciel, SPHR, CCMP, SWP, CDP

SVP, Leader of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Wilmington

SS

Savannah Scalyer

Head of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Saint Louis

BO

Brendan Orf

VP, People and Talent

Board Member

Columbia

RB

Renee Bacon, MBA

Inclusion Partner

Board Member

Boston

PB

Patricia Bleheen

Director, Talent Acquisition-Americas

Board Member

Little Rock

HA

Halea Anthony

Manager - HR Projects & Support

Board Member

Silicon Valley

JH

Jennifer Hall

Vice President, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Detroit

RL

Rick Labadie

Staffing Director

Board Member

Raleigh

EC

Erika Clausson

Talent Acquisition Manager

And 627 more!

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Events
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You...
National Webinar
The Screening Bottleneck Is Costing You More Than You Think
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
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)

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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