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2026

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 2026 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2026 on April 28th.

EXPLORE THE 2026 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

  • Alaina Schnipke | Director Talent Acquisition Optimization & Infrastructure | PT Solutions Physical Therapy

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

  • Alyssa Byczek | Director Global Talent | Premier Research

  • Angie Alexander | Head of Talent Acquisition | Mettler Toledo

  • Autumn Stewart | Owner/Founder | Autumn's Career Consulting

  • Blake Williams | Head of Technical Sourcing | Fidelity Investments

  • Brad Kogut | Head of Talent | Anywhere Real Estate

  • Brenda Duarte | Director Talent Acquisition | Express Wash Concepts

  • Brian Piotrowski | Director Talent Acquisition | EXP

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

  • Catherine Petersen | VP of Talent | Groundworks

  • Christina Withey | Senior Vice President Director of Talent Acquistion | Rubenstein Communications

  • Christine Aquino Rogers | Director Talent Acquisition | Guitar Center Company

  • Danielle Maldonado | Head of Talent Acquisition | Centric Consulting

  • Dr. Alfredo Sanjuan | Senior Director of Talent Acquisition | Dallas College

  • Elyse Murphy | Director of Talent Acquisition | Portage Point Partners

  • Eric Campbell | Director of Talent Acquisition | Nextech

  • Erik Winkler | VP Talent Acquisition | Marathon Health

  • Erin Dewald | Manager Global Talent Acquisitions | Bell Flight

  • Jeffrey Paul | Talent Acquistion Manager / Marketing Manager | DeNOVO Solutions LLC

  • Jennifer Hooker | Head of Talent Acquisition Talent Development and Employee Experience | Alpha Omega

  • Jill Morgan-Frost | VP Talent Acquisition | Invitation Homes

  • Jimmy Serrano | Global Head University & Early Career Recruiting | Amazon

  • Julie Hankins | Head of People & Operations | Epista Inc.

  • Katie D'Arcy | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Tradeweb

  • Kirsten Renner | VP of Talent | SilverEdge

  • Kristi Lisbon | Director Talent Acquisition | Dent Wizard International

  • Kyle Wagner | Senior Director Talent Acquisition | Universal Music Group

  • Lea Fichter | VP Talent Acquisition | American Exchange Group

  • Liz Freet | Sr. Director Talent Acquisition | Petco

  • Magdalena Celmer | Talent Acquisition Director Greater Europe | Intel Corporation

  • Margaret Mathis | Director of Talent Acquisition | Mountain America Credit Union

  • Mariana Lupuianu | Talent Acquisition Director | Amber

  • Matthew Helm | HR Director | Textron Systems

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

  • Michele Militante | Sr Director Global Early Talent | PepsiCo

  • Mitch Lyons | Talent Acquisition Lead | Eastport

  • Morgan Price | SVP Recruiting and Talent Acquisition | Allied Universal Security

  • Nicky Russell | VP People and Talent | Advisor360°

  • Nicole Belyna | Director Talent | SHRM

  • Nicole Rhoda | Director of Talent Attraction | Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures

  • Rachel Cobb | Senior Vice President Talent Acquisition | Publicis Media

  • Richard Chow | Director Recruitment | OEC

  • Samantha Holt | Sr. Director Talent Acquisition and Employee Success | Cross Country

  • Samantha Irven | Talent Acquisition Leader | Rehlko (Formerly Kohler Energy)

  • Samarra Abuhouran | Head of Talent Acquisition | Equativ

  • Sarah Brown | SVP Head of Talent Acquisition | TIAA

  • Sean Trimble | Vice President | General Manager | Kelly Services

  • Sharon Garcia | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Echo Global Logistics

  • Sharon Giotis | Vice President Talent Acquisition & Progression | Blood Cancer United

  • Shawn Scott | Director of Talent Acquisition | Vi Living

  • Sheila Patel | Director Head of Talent Acquisition and Strategy | Rheem

  • Tom Shepherd | Senior TA Manager | Clarios

  • Tony Le | Head of Talent Acquisition | Mission Cloud

  • Veronica Handcock | Talent Acquisition Director | Simmons Foods Inc.

  • Whitney Nagy | VP Talent Acquisition | Family Care Center PLLC

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TOP 50 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Aaron Jones | System Director Talent Acquisition | Baptist Memorial Health Care

  • Adam Meekhof | Director of Talent Acquisition | Marksman Security

  • Alina Lisanke | Director of Talent Acquisition | Lexington Medical

  • Amanda Downey | Talent Acquisition Director | OSL Retail Services

  • Amy McNealy | Director Talent Acquisition COE | Vail Resorts

  • Andrea Dunning | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Everest

  • Brian Moore | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • Casey Miller | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Apex Service Partners

  • Cathy Beckett | Vice President Talent Acquisition | TTEC

  • Dante Houston | Director of Talent Acquisition | Centers For Independence (CFI)

  • Dhiloni Shah | Senior Director Global Talent Acquisition | LastPass

  • Frank Han | Head of Talent Acquisition | Point

  • Frank Judd | Director of Talent Acquisition | Inktel

  • Hannah Patey | Director of Talent Acquisition | Mountaire Farms

  • Holly Strople | Global Head of Talent Acquisition | Noble Corporation

  • Jennifer Gullo | Talent Acquisition Director | Coca-Cola United

  • Jennifer Sullivan | Director Talent Acquisition | Cardinal Health

  • Jessica Olsen | VP of Talent Acquisition | Global Medical Response (GMR)

  • Kaitlyn Urlaub | Vice President Talent Acquisition & Workforce Development | UMass Memorial Health

  • Kelly Hunter | Vice President Global Talent Acquisition | Allied Universal

  • Kisha Christine | Director of Talent Acquisition Americas | HGS

  • Lauren Connell-Bullock | Vice President Global Talent Acquisition | CAI

  • Megan Prather | Sr Manager Field Talent Acquisition | Racetrac Inc.

  • Melanie Runyon | Director Recruiting & Talent Acquisition | AWL (All Web Leads)

  • Meredith Luna | Vice President Global Talent | Resideo

  • Mike Gauthier | National Director Talent Acquisition | BDO Canada

  • Monique Dalmeida | Dir. Talent Acquisition | SRI International

  • Renee Grigor | AVP Talent Management | University of Central Florida

  • Rheam Fathy | Vice President Talent Acquistion | Victra

  • Richa Saincher | Head of Talent Acquisition - India | Alvarez and Marsal

  • RJ Haas | Director Talent Acquisition | RestorixHealth

  • Robert Aiello | Director Talent Acquisition - North America | GFL Environmental Inc.

  • Roberto Bonito | TA Head for Americas | Wipro

  • Ruaa Hikmat | Director Talent Acquisition | Easy Dynamics

  • Scott Long | Vice President Global Talent Acquisition & Executive Search | DDN

  • Stephanie Yoraway | Director of Talent | Veit

  • Terri Adams | Director of Talent Acquisition | AbsoluteCare

  • Timothy Therrien | Director of Talent Acquisition | Clean Harbors

  • Wanda Melendez | Director of Talent Acquisition | Diversified Technology Inc.

  • Whitney Mohr | Director of Talent Acquisition | Integrity Management Services Inc.

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TOP 10 TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Annie Culbertson | Global Director of Talent Acquisition | Gensler

  • Carla Catelan | Head of Talent Acquisition | Thoughtworks

  • Jill Small | Head of Talent Acquisition | Atlantic Union Bank

  • Joel Lowsky | Head of Talent Acquisition | Lovet Pet Health Care

  • Kristie Crespo | Vice President Talent Acquisition | Gainwell Technologies

  • Nancy Masoud | Executive Director of Human Resources | Orange Public School District

  • Sumaiya Khan | Vice President - Talent Acquisition | Publicis Groupe

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

  • Viki Kerek | AVP Talent Acquisition | Cincinnati Children's

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TALENT ACQUISITION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Pedram Rastegar | Vice President of Talent Acquisition | Planned Systems International Inc.

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