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2022

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top talent acquisition professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2022 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2022 on July 12th.

EXPLORE THE 2022 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Hudgins | Talent Acquisition Director | US Ecology

  • Adam Shandler | Director, Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition | VNA Health Group

  • Aditi Sindhi | Director Talent Acquisition | PVH Corp.

  • Aimee Pagano | EVP Global Head of Talent Acquisition | McCann Worldgroup, IPG

  • Albana Xhemollari | VP, Talent Acquisition | Barclays Investment Bank

  • Amanda Crowley | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Workiva

  • Amanda McLendon | Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition | Hire Dynamics

  • Ashleigh Anderson | VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Credit Karma

  • Bertrand Dussert | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Tenet Healthcare

  • Billie Pope | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | ADP

  • Binay Kumar Jajware | Head Talent Acquistion | ECOS (I) Mobility & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

  • Brad Nagel | Director, Talent Acquisition | Chicago Cubs

  • Bret Feig | VP, Talent Acquisition | Zip.co

  • Brian Moore | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • Caroline Cimei | Director of Talent Acquisition | Kelley Kronenberg

  • Darrell Lampa | Head of Talent Acquisition | Major League Baseball

  • Diego Giorgio | International TA Director | Newell Brands

  • Elisa Abner-Taschwer | Talent Acquisition Manager | FORUM Credit Union

  • Emily Nielson | SVP of Talent Acquisition | IDEA Public Schools

  • Ginger Maseda | Head of Global Talent | Cradlepoint

  • Heather Asp | National Director of Recruitment | IDEA Public Schools

  • Heidi Lowe | Director of Talent Acquisition | Prestige Healthcare

  • Jacqueline Mackewicz | Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition & People Analytics | Texas Instruments

  • Jam de la Vega | Director, Talent Management & Employee Experience | Cebu Pacific Air

  • Joy Bertan | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Simon & Schuster

  • Kate Haslem | Sr. Director, Talent | Pindrop Security

  • Kirsten Renner | Senior Director of Recruiting | Novetta - now the Accenture Federal Services National Security Portfolio

  • Lauren Ahrens | Director, Talent Acquisition | Rapid Response Monitoring

  • Lauren Epstein | SVP, Director of Technology Staffing | JW Michaels & Co.

  • Lauren Price | Senior Recruiter | Visa

  • Lena Lotsey | Global Employer Brand Director | Experian

  • Lisa Kraska | VP Talent | Baylor Scott & White

  • Lyndee Lundstrom | Director TA | WernerCo

  • Melissa Forshey Schwind | Director of Attorney Recruiting, Professional Development, and D&I | Ward and Smith, P.A.

  • Michael Gruber | Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Compass Group USA

  • Mitchell Bush | Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition | CHS

  • Nayana Gadkari | Director Talent Acquisition | Quest Diagnostics

  • Nikki Matthews | Senior HR Director, Talent Acquisition | Expedia Group

  • Pamela Hennard | Head of Talent Acquisition | Boeing

  • Pieter Schalkwijk | Director Talent Acquisition International (EMEA, LATAM, APAC) | The Kraft Heinz Company

  • Rita Kelly | Senior Director of Talent Acquisition | Acelero Learning

  • Ryan Niccolls | Head of Global Talent Acquisition | Dentsply Sirona

  • Sharon Giotis | Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Internal Mobility | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  • Simon Fenwick | EVP Talent, Equity and Inclusion | American Association of Advertising Agencies

  • Stephen Langston | VP of Talent Acquisition and Development | Beacon Building Products

  • Tammy Leisses | Director Talent Acquisition | Brunswick

  • Tracy Cordova | Sr Director, Talent Acquisition and HR Operations | CMC Materials

  • Travis Clarke | Sr. Manager, Global Talent Acquisition | GSN Games

  • Whitney Bennett | VP of Talent & Culture | CallRail

  • Zach Bodnarchuk | Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition | Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group/Red Robin

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TOP 50 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Angie Wesley | SVP Global Head of Talent Acquisition and Workforce Strategy | TIAA

  • Aryeh Lehrer | Vice President, Talent Management & Acquisition, DEI&B | Comcast

  • Asma Sait | Manager Talent Acquisition & Attraction | Maersk Global Services

  • Becky Chung | Global Director of Talent Acquisition | Cielo Inc

  • Becky Mohr | Director, Talent Acquisition | Momentive

  • Beth Greenberg | VP Global Talent Acquisition | Integral Ad Science

  • Carrie Hamn | Director of Talent Acquisition | DCS Corp

  • Cathy Henesey | Vice President - Talent Acquisition | AdventHealth

  • Chris Ramsey | VP, Talent Acquisition | Randstad

  • Christina Stokes | Senior Vice President, Director of Talent Acquisition | RUBENSTEIN

  • Dan Takah | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Air Methods

  • David Vencis | Director of Talent Acquisition | Drizly

  • Deonne Ramsey | Global Director, Talent Attraction | Trimble Inc.

  • Fritz Singer | VP, Talent Acquisition | Checkout.com

  • Jerod Funke | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Insulet

  • Jessica Jewart | Director of Talent Acquisition | Favor TechConsulting, LLC

  • Jonathan Robbins | Head of Talent Acquisition | Evoke

  • Kathy Flynn | VP Talent Acquisition | Lumen Technologies

  • Katy Shapiro | National Director of Talent Acquisition | Lennar

  • Kelly Hunter | VP Talent Acquisition | Allied Universal

  • Kendall Messner | Global Head of Strategic Talent Acquisition | UST

  • Kiersten Kanaley | Executive Director of Talent Acquisition Operations | Cleveland Clinic

  • Kim Wittman | VP HR & Talent Acquisition | Vivint Smart Home

  • Kristen Erban | Executive Director | CVS Health

  • Laura Blanchard | Vice President, Talent Acquisition Manager | Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

  • Leigh McCluskey | SVP, Talent Acquisition | Advisor Group

  • Matt Battista | Senior Director of Talent Acquisition | Party City

  • Melissa Rosa | Director, Talent Acquisition | Authentic Brands Group

  • Melissa Schneeman | Managing Director, Global Talent Acquisition Leader | FTI Consulting

  • Michael Conway | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning | BlueRock Therapeutics

  • Michele Ellner | Head of TA, North America | Mettler-Toledo

  • Nya Patel | VP Talent Acquisition | Prudential

  • Samantha Coulson | Talent Acquisition Specialist | Graham Construction

  • Sandy Pawlowski | Talent Acquisition, Leader, GTM | OutSystems

  • Sarah Briggs | Director of People Operations | Stability Healthcare

  • Shauntese Adams | HR Director, Business Partner & Talent Acquisition | Lockheed Martin Corporation

  • Stephanie Yoraway | Director, Global Staffing and Diversity | LiveVox

  • Taryn Sheldrake | SVP, Global Head of HR Strategy and Talent Acquisition | PTC

  • Thomas McGoldrick | Executive Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Parexel International

  • Todd Youse | Director of Talent Acquisition | KabaFusion

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TOP 10 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Alexandra Kelsey | Director of Talent Acquisition | Year Up

  • Alvin Lam | SVP Talent | RingCentral

  • Corey Daniels | Director of Talent Acquisition | CHG Healthcare

  • Drew Graef | SVP Global Talent | KnowBe4

  • Greg Meyers | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | TTEC

  • Hemant Nandrajog | Chief Talent Officer | CCI

  • Kerry Karle | VP, Talent Acquisition | DISH Network

  • Pedram Rastegar | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Favor TechConsulting, LLC (FTC)

  • Sarah Peck | Head of Talent Acquisition | AEVEX Aerospace

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TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Jacob Kramer | SVP Talent Acquisition | U.S. Xpress

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