The only local association exclusively for
Talent Acquisition Leadership

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

Tampa Bay

LR

LaShea C. Reaves, MHR, CSMR, CFEI

AVP, Talent Acquistion Lead

Board Member

Kansas City

AS

Amy Simmons

Board of Directors

Board Member

New York City

AD

Angus Dobbie

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Albany

KZ

Kelly Zimdars

Talent Acquisition Operations Manager

Board Member

Saint Louis

CR

Chris Reed

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Richmond

JR

Jamie Ross

National Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Vancouver

JB

Joel Brideau

Board Member

Columbia

🦄P

🦄Tangie Pettis, M.S. Training - Development

Director - Sourcing, Recruitment Events & Marketing

Board Member

Sacramento

AP

Angelo Pancho

Founder

Board Member

San Francisco

DG

Dena Gajkowski

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Silicon Valley

ST

Stephanie Tyler

Global Talent Acquisition Programs

Board Member

Orlando

HH

Haley Healy

Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

TL

Tuvia Lwowski

SVP, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Twin Cities

RB

Rich Buckley

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Pittsburgh

CK

Charles R. Kuzniewski II, MSL

Director of Talent Acquisition & Development

Board Member

Memphis

DH

Dr. Lisa Henry

Director of Academic Operations

Board Member

Tulsa

AS

Angela Smith-Flax

Talent Business Partner

Board Member

Kansas City

RE

Reese Ericson

Recruiting Manager

Board Member

New Orleans

DO

Deane Osner

Sr. Director of Global Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Stamford

MK

Michael Kerrigan

Director of Human Resources

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
Stronger Together: Partnering with Staffing Agencies
National Webinar
Join us for an open discussion on partnering with staffing agencies.
TALK Philadelphia Networking Happy Hour
Philadelphia: Conshohocken
TALK Philadelphia is hosting a networking happy hour on July 21st
The Candidate Experience Debt
National Webinar
Theme: Candidate experience · Employer brand · Trust
(PAST EVENT)
Happy 4th of July (No Webinar)
National Webinar
Enjoy the holiday - there is no webinar!
(PAST EVENT)
St. Pete TALK Happy Hour
Tampa Bay: St. Petersburg
Great Networking!
(PAST EVENT)
AI Hacks That Actually Work in TA
National Webinar
Theme: Practical tactics · Tool-stack reality · Time recovered
(PAST EVENT)
Talent Happy Hour
New York City: New York,
To register, please visit: https://luma.com/ygu4zfvx
(PAST EVENT)
The Bot-on-Bot Arms Race
National Webinar
Theme: AI vs. AI · Pipeline integrity · Quality of hire
(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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