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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

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Ottawa

VC

Victoria Coons

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Toledo

JK

Jordan Kachmarik

Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Toledo

AS

Adam Schlatter

AVP, Talent Management

Board Member

Oklahoma City

NB

Nikki Burki

HR Business Partner

Board Member

Dallas

CR

Chris Redmond

Manager, Talent Acquisition (West)

Board Member

Omaha

LL

Lesley Linn

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Denver

AY

Amanda Yates

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Sacramento

DS

Dai Marie Strong

Global Head of Talent Operations, Programs & Early in Career

Board Member

Providence

GK

Gina Kelleher

Vice President, Office of Inclusion

Board Member

Atlanta

L"

LaShena "Recruitalina" Matthews

Global Talent Brand Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

CR

Chris Reed

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Des Moines

NH

Nick Hunsberger

Talent Acquisition Manager

Board Member

Toronto

MC

Manuelita Cherizard, MBA

CHRO

Board Member

Louisville

TK

Todd Kiziminski

Vice President Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Nashville

WG

Wendy Gillette

TA Manager

Board Member

Las Vegas

CG

Christina Gagnon

Sr Recruiter

Board Member

Fort Worth

LC

Letty Contreras

AVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Portland

LC

Lois Chauncey

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

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?
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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