The only local association exclusively for
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

Boston

TL

Terri Lawless

Senior Staffing Manager

Board Member

Morris County

BF

Barbara Feather

Sr. Director, Human Resources

Board Member

Raleigh

DC

Dylan Carver

Senior Corporate Recruiter

Board Member

Hartford

KM

Kristen Mattson (She/Her)

AVP Recruiting & Talent Mobility

Board Member

Morris County

NL

Nancy Lamb

VP, Talent Acquisition Lead

Board Member

Twin Cities

RB

Rich Buckley

Manager, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Phoenix

JM

John Mulhern

Talent Acquistion Team Lead

Board Member

Memphis

LA

Lisa Abbay, MBA, RDN, LDN, FAND

VP of Talent/Head of Talent

Board Member

Montreal

MW

Matthew Wiazowski

Director - Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility

Board Member

Atlanta

CF

Carrie Flaspohler (she/her)

Regional Director of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Columbus

MB

Meghan Blouir

Director, Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

DG

Doreen Goldman

VP, Manager of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

New York City

RP

Ross Pasquale

VP of Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Indianapolis

AF

Adam Ferris

Manager Talent Acquisition

Board Member

Northeast Ohio

NT

Natalie Thomas

Director People Operations

Board Member

Baton Rouge

JM

Julie Macaluso, SHRM-CP

Manager, Talent Acquisition & Development

Board Member

Baltimore

CC

Christopher Craig

Senior Recruiting Manager

Board Member

Omaha

MR

Maximo Rocha

Vice President, Culture and Experience

Board Member

Raleigh

EM

Elizabeth Maxedon

Board Member

San Antonio

EW

Erin Wilbanks

Director Strategic Recruiting

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! (POSTPONED)
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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