THE ATAP STORY

Across the past 20 years, talent acquisition has lacked an important unifying element—an organization that represents the interests of those in the profession.

There are niche and regional organizations, and larger for-profit and broader human resources groups, but none to represent all of talent acquisition. Until now.

BRINGING THE PROFESSION TOGETHER

The Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals (ATAP) was founded in 2016 as a 501(c)6 association. However, the idea for a global recruiting association has long had roots in the hearts and minds of talent acquisition professionals.

As a member-driven non-profit, ATAP was designed to bring the profession together to:

  • Build a common body of knowledge and ethics for the talent acquisition profession

  • Establish global standards of talent acquisition performance measurements

  • Network at local, national and global levels

  • Help establish new, local recruitment communities where they don’t currently exist

  • Create access to peer-reviewed resources, education and learning opportunities

And we can’t do all of this without you. ATAP is open to all professionals who have talent acquisition responsibilities, including corporate, agency, staffing and RPO recruiters and leaders. Our membership is open to technology and product partners who provide solutions and tools that support talent acquisition strategy and execution.

OUR MISSION, VISION & VALUES

  • A Powerful Mission

    Our mission is to cultivate a community that sparks innovation, engagement and knowledge sharing for Talent Acquisition.

  • A Vision for Impact

    Our vision is to advance the profession by demonstrating the value of talent acquisition in every organization.

  • A Values-based Approach

    Our values guide our work. They are to be: Inclusive, Sustainable, Transparent, Mission-driven, Member-guided, Career-oriented, Future-oriented, and Open-minded and Unbiased, serve as a Role Model and build Affiliation over Replication.

Meet the Board of Directors

Sarah Fell, ATAP Board President
Head of Talent Acquisition,
Great West Casualty Company
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Steve Levy, Treasurer
Principal, Recruiting Inferno Consulting
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Catherine Grieco
Manager, Talent Acquisition Covanta
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Dominique Hooks
Director of Talent Acquisition
at Ultimate Medical Academy
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Krista Brenner, Vice President
Operations Director, Bayshore Healthcare
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Rob Lockard, Secretary
Senior Recruitment Management
Consultant, Helios HR
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Chloé Rada
Sr. Director - Talent Attraction. ZoomInfo
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Tarah Littlejohn
Manager, Corporate Talent Acquisition
at Public Storage
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Adam Fitzer
Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant,
Edwards Lifesciences
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Special Thanks to Our Founding Volunteers

Tara Amaral
Dan Black
Sarah Brennan
Tom Brown
Bryan Chaney
Ryan Christoi
Gerry Crispin
Jim D’Amico
Dean DaCosta
Tom Darrow
Nicole Dessain
Matthew Doucette
Rob Dromgoole
Eric Dunlap

Suzie Grieco
Lance Haun
Eric Jacquith
Christine Johnson
Ric Klinger
Michael Kannisto
Ric Klinger
Allison Kruse
Carl Kutsmode
Susan LaMotte
Jer Langhans
Steve Levy
Cindy McGregor
Rob McIntosh

Diana Meisenhelter
Crystal Miller
Danielle Monaghan
Chris Murdock
Chloé Rada
Pete Radloff
Tracey Richardson
Tim Sackett
Robin Schooling
Rayanne Thorn
William Uranga
Scott Weaver
Kara Yarnot
Derek Zeller