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2025

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 2025 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2025 on April 29th.

EXPLORE THE 2025 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

  • Abigail Gualberto | Director, Talent Acquisition | KeHE Distributors

  • Alfonso Stapler | Director of Talent Attraction | Community Health Choice

  • Althea Gordon | Global Head of Talent Acquisition Strategies, Corporate Staff Recruiting & Early Career Development | BNY

  • Angela Stansell | Head of Talent, Learning and Organization Effectiveness | Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

  • Angelee Richards | Director Talent Acquisition & Development | CollisionRight

  • Ashley Sapone | Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition & Global Campus Programs | MKS Instruments, Inc.

  • Austin Burks | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Simmons Foods

  • Betsy Kippenhan | Vice President of Talent Attraction and Acquisition | Comcast

  • Brett Reasoner | Regional Director Talent Partner | Lithko Construction

  • Catherine Petersen | Senior Director of Talent Acquisition | Groundworks

  • Cathy Beckett | Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Global TA Strategy | TTEC

  • Chris Ramsey | VP, Talent Acquisition | Randstad

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

  • Dana McLee-McDavid | TA Lead - National Security | MetroStar

  • David Massey | Head of Executive Recruiting | 7-Eleven

  • Deb Packard | VP Talent Acquisition | D4C Dental Brands

  • Erik Berg | Director, Talent Acquisition | Stryker

  • Heather Joines | VP, Head of Talent Acquisition and Operations | Altice

  • Heidi Myers | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Avis Budget Group

  • Jaclyn LeBarre | Director of Talent Acquisition | Foundever

  • John Owens | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Choice Healthcare Services

  • Jordin Eakin | VP, Talent Acquisition Manager | Banc of California

  • Kacey Boston | Manager, Global Sourcing, Talent Intelligence, & TA Operations | MKS Instruments, Inc.

  • Katie Gochenour | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Aledade

  • Kirsten Renner | VP of Talent | SilverEdge

  • Lauren Price | Senior Recruiter | Visa

  • Lisa Schmidt | Talent Acquisition Senior Director, Campus Recruiting | Adp

  • Maria Trivellato | VP Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding | Criteo

  • Meghan Immordino | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Mediabrands

  • Michael Dowd | Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition | Element Materials Technology

  • Michael Peterson | Senior Director- Global Talent Acquisition | Edwards Lifesciences

  • Michele Militante | Sr Director Early Talent Acquisition & Global COE | PepsiCo

  • Neeti Upreti | VP Talent Acquisition | GM Financial

  • Nelson Leiser | Director, Talent Acquisition | Bluegreen Vacations (Formerly)

  • Nina Kittlitz | VP, Sr Talent Acquisition | First Citizens Bank

  • Paul Phillips | Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Onboarding | Avanade

  • Phil Reese | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Klaviyo

  • Rachel Raymond | Director Talent Acquisition, People Technology and Analytics | Jack Henry

  • Renee Grigor | Asst. VP, Talent Management | University of Central Florida

  • Ryan Glover | Director, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition | ERT

  • Shazzia Khan | Chief Talent & Innovation Officer | Havas

  • Stefanie Jacquemin | Interim Head of Talent Acquisition | Keen

  • steve knox | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Dayforce

  • Steve Lavner | Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Edelman

  • Steven Burleigh Sheard | VP of Talent Acquisition | IPG Media Brands

  • Tamin Castellano | Director, Talent Acquisition | Victoria's Secret

  • Tara Craig | Director, Talent Acquisition | Hopscotch Primary Care

  • Taryn Sheldrake | SVP, Talent | Celonis

  • Toni Johnson | Sr. Director, TA and D&I | General Dynamics Mission Systems

  • Yu Sun Hwang | VP, People and Talent Acquisition | CelLink Corporation

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TOP 50 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Angela Pointer | Director, Talent Acquisition | Sentara Health

  • Brian Blandford | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | GoHealth

  • Brian Moore | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health, Inc.

  • Brittney Bahre | Senior Director of Talent Acquisition | E2 Optics

  • Bruce Mattos | AVP System Director TA | PPHS

  • Celinda Appleby | Director, Global Talent Attraction & Branding | Visa

  • Dan Lindenmeyer | Vice President, Talent Acquisition | Aura

  • Darnell Hill | VP of Talent Acquisition | AAA

  • David Malloy | VP Talent Acquistion | Nutanix

  • Denise Lam | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Acquia

  • Eric Campbell | Director, Talent Acquisition | Nextech

  • Erin Jaremko | Global Recruiting Manager | Bell

  • Frank Han | Talent Acquisition Advisor | Point

  • Holly Perry | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition | Think Together

  • James Lafferty | VP, Global Talent Acquisition & Global Mobility | Epicor Software

  • Jennifer Clemons | Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor | Peraton

  • Jennifer Elliott | Director Talent Acquisition | Pilot Flying J

  • Jennifer Gere | VP, Talent Acquisition | Signify Health

  • Jessica Mordoh | Director, Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • jessica olsen | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Global Medical Response

  • Jose Bido | Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Kaplan North America

  • Juanita Strube | Director of Talent Acqusition | University of Texas at Arlington

  • Kisha Christine | Director of Talent Acquisition, North America | HGS

  • Konika Carter | Director of Recruiting | 2020 Companies

  • Mandy Villalva Jarvis | Sr. Dir. Talent Attraction Programs and Excellence Lead | TIAA

  • Marie Gill | VP, Global Talent Acquisition | Flexjet

  • Matt Lowney | Managing Director, Talent Acquisition and HR Operations | CoreCivic

  • Megan Mayes | Director Talent Acquisition | Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc.

  • Melissa Rosa | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Authentic Brands Group

  • Michael Reardon | Director of Talent Acquisition | WinnCompanies

  • Rubina Mahal | Director, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning | Translink

  • Samantha Holt | Senior Director, Talent Acquisition and Employee Success | Cross Country Healthcare

  • Stacey Falardeau | Director, Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • Stephanie Cramer | Sr. Director, Talent Acquisition | Iron Bow

  • Stephanie Yoraway | Director, Talent Acquisition | VEIT

  • Tom Pollock | SVP, Talent Acquisition | Publicis Media

  • Trent Cotton | Vice President of Talent and Culture | Hatchworks

  • Truli Powell | Director, Talent Acquisition | MedVet

  • Tyler Williams | Associate Director, Talent Acquisition | Team One Advertising

  • Vicki Steere | Executive Director, Talent Attraction & Employee Experience | TTEC

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TOP 10 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Bhaskar Mulakaluri | Head of Talent Acquisition - North America | Altimetrik

  • Dawn Tefel | Director, Talent Acquisition | Verint Systems

  • Kristen Erban | Executive Director - Talent Acquisition | CVS Health

  • Patrick Finn | Director of Talent Acquisition | Rockwell Automation

  • Peter Garneau | Director of Talent Acquisition - North America | Maje

  • Reece Fallon | Head of Talent Acquisition | Thoughtworks

  • Tara Hsu | AVP, Global Head of Talent & Inclusion | Marvell

  • Vanessa Angulo | Senior Director, Field Talent Acquisition | Sysco

  • Viki Kerek | AVP of Talent Acquisition | Cincinnati Childrens Hospital and Medical Center

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TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Britton Bloch | VP, TA Strategy | Navy Federal Credit Union

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