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2023

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 2023 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2023 on April 25th.

EXPLORE THE 2023 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

  • Aaron McClendon | Vice President Global Talent Acquisition | Victoria's Secret & Co

  • Abigail Gualberto | Director, Talent Acquisition | KeHE Distributors

  • Amy Welther | Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Mobility | GDIT

  • Apple Musni | Vice President, Field People Partner | Chipotle

  • Becky Mohr | Director, Talent Acquisition | Momentive.ai

  • Benjamin Otero | Senior Manager Global TA | GitHub

  • Brian Fenerty | Head of Talent Acquisition | Logitech

  • Britaney Francis | Director of Talent Acquisition | Kalispel Tribal Economic Authority

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

  • Christine Judson | Director, Talent Acquisition | Chicago Public Schools

  • Colin Lyle | System Director of Talent Acquisition | AdventHealth

  • Dani Allen | Director of Talent Acquisition- Product and Technology | Ancestry.com

  • David Malloy | VP Talent Acquistion | Nutanix

  • Eric Trickett | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Dropbox

  • Gillian Diamond | Director, Talent Acquisition | Entertainment Partners

  • Grace Kolzow | Team Lead - Talent Acquisition Programs & Pipelines | Southwest Airlines

  • Jaclyn Nilsen | Managing Director | Apex Systems

  • JD Cummings | Vice President of Recruiting | Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

  • Jin Ivacic | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Hyatt

  • John Whalin | National Vice President, Talent Attraction | American Heart Association

  • Karen Piraino | Vice President - Talent Selection and On-Boarding | Hackensack Meridian Health Network

  • Kathy Schrepferman | Manager, Talent Acquisition | Cornerstone OnDemand

  • Kathy Tague | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition & Growth | Northwestern Mutual

  • Katy Shaddock | Vice President, Talent Acquisition Operations | Advantage Solutions

  • Keely Hilton | Director, Talent Acquisition | Davita

  • Kerry Karle | VP, Talent Acquisition | DISH

  • Kevin Sweeney | Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition | Charter Communications

  • Kyle Sherman | Sr. Director Talent Acquisition | RingCentral

  • Lance LaVergne | Chief Diversity Officer & SVP, Global Talent Acquisition | PVH Corp.

  • Laura Bennstrom | Head of Recruiting- Consumer and Business Banking and Payments | U.S. Bank

  • Lisa Dyson | Director, Talent Acquisition | University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

  • Lisa Metrinko | Director of Recruiting Programs | ManTech

  • Lisa Schmidt | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | ADP

  • Mara Dibb | Global Head of Talent Acquisition Programs, Employment Brand and Early Careers | SC Johnson

  • Marci Sigmund | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Cracker Barrel Old County Store

  • Matthias Leitzmann | Head of Global Talent Sourcing, VP of TA | Mastercard

  • Meghan Immordino | Director, Talent Acquisition | Mediabrands

  • Melissa Wilhelm | Global VP of Talent Acquisition | MongoDB

  • Michael Dowd | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Covetrus

  • Neeti Upreti | Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition | GM Financial

  • Neil Crumpton | Director, Talent Acquisition | Conagra Brands

  • Ruz Patel | Head, Talent Operation | Raytheon Technologies

  • Ryan Collins | Head of Talent Acquisition | Hinduja Global Solutions

  • Shannon Foley | Director, Talent Acquisition | Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Stephanie Yoraway | Director, Talent Acquisition | Dataminr

  • Steve Schulz | Head of Global Talent Acquisition | Raytheon Technologies

  • Tiffany Flesness | Lead Talent Acquisition Partner | National Grid

  • Todd Youse | Director of Talent Acquisition | KabaFusion

  • Valerie Hernandez | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

  • Vanessa Angulo | Director, Field Talent Acquisition | Sysco

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TOP 50 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Aamil Saiyed | Team Lead - Talent Acquisition Direct Hire | Collabera

  • Adam Udell | Director of Talent Acquisition | Secretariat

  • Adam Ylinen | Director, Talent Acquisition | Natera

  • Allen Larson | VP, Talent Acquisition and Resource Director | Jack Morton Worldwide

  • Amanda Akison | Director of Recruiting | Hair Cuttery Family of Brands

  • Amanda Buck | Director, Global Talent Acquisition | BigID

  • Andrew Schreiber | Director, Global Talent Attraction | McCormick & Company

  • Autumn Stewart | Senior Leader Talent Acquisition | Cigna

  • Bret Fischer | Head of Talent Acquisition | Netsmart Technologies

  • Carrie Hamn | Director of Talent Acquisition | DCS Corp

  • Chris Ramsey | VP, Talent Acquisition | Randstad

  • Emily Meals | Director, Talent Acquisition | The Nature Conservancy

  • Grace Niwa | VP of Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience | Vertex

  • Graeme Marshall | Vice President: Talent Acquisition | Conduent

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

  • Jessica Mordoh | Director, Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • Jodi Householder | Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition | Siemens Digital Industry Software Inc

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

  • Katrina Pankuch | Director, Talent Acquisition | Sitel

  • Katya Daniel | VP, Talent Acquisition | Golden Hippo

  • Kelly Hunter | VP Talent Acquisition | Allied Universal

  • Kristi Lisbon | Head of Talent Acquisition NA | Hydro Norsk

  • Lauren Baraby | Global Director, Talent Acquisition | Mindshare

  • Lori Anne Roberson | Senior Director Talent Acquisition | PT Solutions

  • Matt Battista | Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition | Party City Holdings Inc

  • Megan Bradley | Director, Talent Acquisition | Massachusetts General Hospital

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

  • Michael Hart | Director of Talent Acquisition | Redwood Living

  • Michelle Randall Berry | Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition | Teradyne

  • Mike Germano | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | CloudFactory

  • Mitchell Bush | Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition | Community Health Systems, Inc.

  • Pamela Hennard | VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition | NetApp

  • Rachel Raymond | Head of Talent Acquisition | Jack Henry

  • Samantha Figlia | Director, Talent Acquisition | Cleveland Clinic

  • Sarah Briggs | Director of People Operations | Stability Healthcare

  • Sarah Peck | Head of Talent Acquisition | AEVEX Aerospace

  • Suzanne Rosenthal | Vice President, Talent Acquisition - Campus & Early Career Recruiting | Paramount Global

  • Thomas Knight | VP Talent Acquisition | Spar

  • Tyler Jacobsen | Sr Director, Talent Acquisition | Extra Space Storage

  • Vicki Steere | Executive Director, Global Talent Acquisition Marketing | TTEC

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TOP 10 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Christin Davis | Managing Director | ChenMed

  • Dawn Sweazea | Director, Talent Acquisition | State of Missouri

  • Drew Graef | SVP Global Talent | KnowBe4

  • Heidi Weinstein | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Stack Overflow

  • Janet Pack | Director Talent Acquisition | AT&T

  • Joseph Messina | Managing Director, Talent Strategy and Effectiveness | ChenMed

  • Katie Gochenour | Director, Talent Acquisition | Aledade

  • Pedram Rastegar | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Tria

  • Rachel Allen | Director, Talent Acquisition | 7-Eleven Inc.

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TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Michael Brown | VP Global Talent Attraction | Snyk

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