Tuesday June 3, 2025
Talent Acquisition Summit 2025
Empowering Healthcare Talent Leaders to Shape the Future
Join ASHHRA for an exclusive, invitation-only summit designed specifically for healthcare talent acquisition executives and leaders. The Talent Acquisition Summit offers a unique opportunity to explore innovative strategies, share best practices, and build meaningful connections with peers who are redefining how healthcare organizations attract and retain top talent.
Talent Acquisition Summit 2025
Savannah, Georgia
July 27-29, 2025
Attendees should plan to arrive by 3:00 p.m.
The Talent Acquisition Summit will adjourn on day three, after breakfast and concluding comments.
ASHHRA, along with our sponsors, host healthcare talent acquisition executives and leaders in this intimate event of up to 24 attendees. The event includes education and open discussions on human resource trends, solutions and strategies. Selected participants are invited to attend one of the sessions and are provided with:
Complimentary registration
Travel reimbursement (up to $500)
Accommodations at The Alida, Savannah
All meals and entertainment
Opportunities to strategize and network with executive-level peers from across the country.
About the Talent Acquisition Summit
The inaugural ASHHRA Talent Acquisition Summit builds on the success of the Healthcare Executive Summit, which brought together a select group of healthcare HR leaders in Savannah, Georgia. That event fostered deep conversations around human resources trends, strategies, and solutions, all within an intimate setting that encouraged meaningful networking and collaboration.
Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback and high engagement from participants, ASHHRA is expanding the experience by hosting the only event dedicated to healthcare talent acquisition.
The Talent Acquisition Summit is invitation-only, with a limited number of participants to ensure rich dialogue and strong peer connections. Interested professionals are encouraged to complete an application to be considered for an invitation.
CONTACTS
SUMMIT SPONSORSHIP
Katy Lewis
katy.lewis@wearemci.com
410-584-1990
GENERAL SUMMIT QUESTIONS
Mary Platz
mary.platz@ashhra.org
312-278-7076
Schedule at a Glance
Sunday, July 27
- Arrival: By 3:00 p.m.
- 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.: Welcome | Happy Hour | Trade Room
- 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Dinner
Monday, July 28
- 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.: Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Education
- 10:00 – 10:15 a.m.: Break
- 10:15 – 11:15 a.m.: Education
- 11:15 –11:30 a.m.: Break
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Education
- 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Education
- 2:00 – 2:15 p.m.: Break
- 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Education
- 3:15 – 3:30 p.m.: Break
- 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Debrief Topics, Open Forum
- 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Mental Refresh
- 6:00 p.m.: Walk to dinner venue – Meet at hotel lobby
- 6:15 – 8:00 p.m.: Dinner
- 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.: Breakfast
- 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion
- 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Final comments/Adjournment
Sponsors
Attendees*
Acadia Healthcare
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
AdventHealth
Director, Talent Acquisition
Ascension
Interim Director, Talent Attraction
Broward Health
Executive Director, Talent Acquisition
Carle Health
System VP, Talent Acquisition & Workforce Development
CommonSpirit Health
Market Director, Talent Acquisition
Covenant Woods
Director, Human Resources
Dallas College
Associate Deputy Chancellor, National Partnerships & Innovation
Duke Health
AVP, New Talent Strategies
Eskenazi Health
Director, Talent Acquisition Strategies & Diversity
Finger Lakes Health
Vice President, Human Resources
Franciscan Alliance Inc.
Admin Director of HR Business Partnerships and Coworker Relations
Grady Health System
Human Resource Director, Talent Acquisition
Greeley County Health Services
Chief Operating Officer
Lexington Medical Center
Director, Talent Acquisition
National Health Care Associates, Inc.
Vice President, Talent Acquisition
Premier Health Partners-GBS
Vice President, Talent Strategy
Regional One Health
Senior Director, Human Resources
Signet Health Corporation
Vice President, Talent Engagement
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Organization
Chief Talent Officer
SSM Health
System Director, Employee Health
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
System Director – Leadership, Talent, and Performance Management
UAMS
Senior Director, Total Rewards & Shared Services
The University of Vermont Health Network
Director, Talent Acquisition
PROGRAM
Sunday, July 27
All events in Harper’s Gallery (located in the top floor of The Alida) unless otherwise indicated.
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Welcome | Happy Hour
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Welcome | Happy Hour | The Alida: Trade Room (Lobby)
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner
Monday, July 28
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.: Education
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Education
What the Screening Industry Isn’t Telling You: Unmasking the Hidden Gaps and the Unknowns in Healthcare Hiring
In today’s complex healthcare landscape, background screening is more than a regulatory checkbox. It’s the cornerstone of patient safety, organizational trust, and operational excellence. However, the screening industry continues to do a disservice to healthcare HR, and that is not helping you in the support of safer hires and a stronger reputation. This session will empower HR and talent acquisition executives to move beyond risk-aversion toward building a culture of confidence through proactive, tailored screening strategies.
Join us as we unravel the unique and troubling challenges healthcare organizations face: multi-departmental collaboration, complex regulatory requirements, misaligned expectations, the rise in workforce mobility, lack of education, and the ongoing pressure to deliver rapid and seamless candidate experiences without compromising diligence. Learn how to balance thoroughness with turnaround time, avoid costly compliance pitfalls, and build unified screening policies that are understood and applied. We’ll tackle often overlooked budget drivers, clarify what you should truly be paying for, and reveal best practices for educating and aligning your HR and clinical teams. This is an actionable, executive-level exploration designed to give you the frameworks, examples, and confidence to elevate your screening program and protect what matters most.
Objectives
- Identify the knowledge gaps, misconceptions, and misalignment that prevent strategies to harmonize background screening across departments and roles, reduce compliance gaps and support safer, more consistent hiring decisions.
- Gain actionable insights to improve candidate experience while maintaining regulatory diligence, including how to minimize turnaround times and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
- Understand the true cost drivers of healthcare background screening and learn how to optimize budgets and educate HR teams for smarter, more effective program management.
Presenters
- Joseph Doyle
Vice President, Sales and Account Management
InCheck - Amber Chardavoyne
Senior Sales Executive
InCheck
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.: Break
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.: Education
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. – Education
Beyond Hiring: Designing a Talent Acquisition Ecosystem that Builds Workforce Resilience
In today’s rapidly shifting healthcare environment, talent acquisition can no longer be a transactional function focused solely on filling vacancies. It must evolve into a strategic ecosystem, one that not only attracts top talent, but also cultivates internal mobility, drives engagement, and strengthens organizational adaptability. In this session, we’ll explore what it means to build a resilient TA ecosystem, one that spans recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention, with real-world insights from health systems across the country.
We’ll challenge traditional silos, examine the impact of culture, compensation, and technology on TA effectiveness, and uncover how to align talent strategy with business outcomes. Whether your organization is preparing for growth, navigating a leadership transition, or reimagining care delivery, this session will offer actionable frameworks and examples for creating a workforce strategy that endures beyond the next hire. Join us as we rethink the role of TA in shaping the future of healthcare.
Objectives
Redefine the Role of Talent Acquisition: Understand how to transition from a transactional hiring model to a strategic, ecosystem-based approach that supports workforce development, retention and organizational resilience.
Identify Systemic Barriers and Opportunities: Learn to assess the alignment (or misalignment) between talent acquisition, internal mobility, rewards, and technology; and discover practical ways to break down silos and build stronger cross-functional collaboration.
Apply Real-World Insights to Your Strategy: Gain actionable ideas from peer health systems across the country that have implemented innovative solutions, from internal travel programs to DEI-aligned benefit strategies, to future-proof their talent strategies.
Presenters
- Bo Brabo, SPHR, PMP
Vice President, People Solutions
Lockton - Rebecca Krauland, MAIOP, PHR, SHRM-CP
Vice President, HR Solutions
Lockton
11:15 –11:30 a.m.: Break
11:15 –11:30 a.m.: Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Education
Maximizing Potential: Designing Sustainable Career Paths in Healthcare
Many healthcare organizations hold an incredible, often underutilized, pool of talent within their existing workforce. This session will equip talent acquisition leaders and professionals with strategies to tap into that potential, creating clear, sustainable career paths for frontline staff to move into advanced clinical, technical, and administrative roles. We’ll explore how to shift the traditional recruitment mindset of simply “filling the role” to a more diversified and proactive approach to workforce development, focusing on cultivating internal talent. Learn how to strategically invest in employees’ growth through integrated learning pathways, professional certifications, and practical skill development, thereby enhancing your talent attraction and retention strategies. This approach helps you build a loyal, skilled team that not only thrives individually but also directly contributes to your organization’s resilience, reputation, and capacity for delivering exceptional care.
Objectives
- Discover your internal talent: Strategies to identify and develop high-potential employees already within your organization, transforming your sourcing approach.
- Build clear career pathways: Learn how to create structured progression from frontline to advanced roles, making your organization a destination for long-term careers.
- Recruit with long-term intent: Understand how visible internal career paths attract and secure future-focused talent, reducing reliance on external hiring for every role.
- Boost organizational resilience: See how consistent internal talent development ensures long-term success and adaptability, directly impacting your strategic workforce planning.
- Dan Marsella Vice President, Enterprise Partnerships Strategic Education
- Megan McInroy Head of Partnerships Cengage Work
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Education
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.: Education
Turning School Debt into a Loyalty Lever: Gen Z-Ready Recruitment in the Post-OBBB Era
As federal student loan access shrinks under the newly passed One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), 98% of early-career clinical staff say employer-sponsored loan repayment would make them more likely to stay. For health systems, the message is clear: supporting student debt isn’t just generous—it’s strategic.
In this insight-packed session, Clasp CEO Tess Michaels shares how top healthcare employers are replacing one-time sign-on bonuses with smarter, longer-term loyalty levers—and how your system can do the same. With over $100 million already committed to student loan repayment by Clasp partners, this is more than a theory. It’s a movement.
You’ll walk away with:
- A clear breakdown of what OBBB changes—and how it impacts your pipeline
- Real employer case studies showing what’s working now
- Tactical guidance for launching or expanding repayment benefits with no hit to your benefits budget
If your system is rethinking how to compete for and keep clinical talent, this is your roadmap.
Objectives
- Understand how recent federal policy changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) will affect student loan access—and what that means for future healthcare talent pipelines.
- Evaluate the ROI of employer-sponsored student loan repayment as a recruitment and retention strategy, based on real-world data and case studies from Clasp partners.
- Identify actionable steps to launch or scale student loan repayment benefits in their organization without increasing the benefits budget.
Presenters
- Tess Michaels
CEO & Founder
Clasp - Altara Weiland
Director of Healthcare Partnerships
Clasp
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.: Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Education
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Education
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.: Education
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.: Break
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.: Break
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Debrief Topics, Open Forum
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Debrief Topics, Open Forum
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Mental Refresh
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.: Mental Refresh
6:00 p.m.: Walk to dinner venue – Meet at hotel lobby
6:00 p.m.: Walk to dinner venue – Meet at hotel lobby
6:15 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner | B.Matthews Eatery (Off-site)
6:15 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner | B.Matthews Eatery (Off-site)
Tuesday, July 29
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Roundtable Discussion
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Roundtable Discussion
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Final Comments/Adjournment
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Final Comments/Adjournment
FAQs
Who is eligible to apply for the summit?
All practitioner healthcare HR talent acquisition executives are encouraged to apply. ASHHRA receives many qualified applicants and we try to accommodate as many leaders in the field as possible. ASHHRA’s goal is to diversify the attendee pool. Selection will be based on geographic location, system/organization, region/market, site/location and specialty. Preference will be given to ASHHRA members.
If I applied for and/or attended a previous summit, can I apply again?
If you applied for and/or attended a previous summit, you have already been identified as a high-value healthcare HR executive. You are encouraged to apply to attend again and/or refer a colleague. However, given the limited number of available spots and our desire to engage as a diverse pool of executives and thought leaders, an invitation to attend is not guaranteed.
Can I apply if a colleague at my organization also applied?
Yes, we encourage you to apply.
Who will be in attendance?
Expect an intimate group of 20 to 24 of your fellow healthcare talent acquisition executives and leaders. Attendees will be joined by ASHHRA staff and representatives from sponsoring companies.
What is the attendee experience like?
Attendees will be hosted at the luxurious Alida Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, where much of the summit program will take place. The event will begin with a welcome reception on the first night, followed by dinner with one of our sponsors. Day two will consist of networking, roundtables, sponsored education with meals, and dinner in downtown Savannah. The event will conclude on day three over breakfast at The Alida, to give attendees one more opportunity to connect with final discussions.
What are the benefits of attending?
The summit is a unique opportunity to take a brief break from your daily routine while growing your professional connections in the historic city of Savannah.
- Strategic Insights: Learn from industry experts and peers about the latest trends in healthcare recruitment, workforce planning, and employer branding.
- Collaborative Forums: Participate in open discussions and case studies that address real-world challenges in talent acquisition.
- Executive Networking: Build lasting relationships with fellow TA leaders in a relaxed, high-value setting.
How are accommodations handled?
ASHHRA will make reservations for all selected participants at The Alida and cover room and tax for two nights (July 27 and 28). Each attendee is responsible for incidentals and any nights beyond those covered by ASHHRA.
IMPORTANT: The hotel must be notified of any cancellations at least 72 hours before the guest’s check-in date. If the cancellation is within the 72-hour time period, the attendee will be responsible for the cancellation fee of one night’s stay. ASHHRA will not reimburse for any charges in the event of an attendee’s cancellation.
If I am selected to attend, what expenses are covered by ASHHRA?
- HOTEL: ASHHRA will make reservations for all selected participants at The Alida and cover room and tax for two nights (July 27 and 28). Each attendee is responsible for incidentals and any nights beyond those covered by ASHHRA.
- MEALS: All meals will be provided beginning with the welcome reception on the first day to the breakfast on the third day.
- TRAVEL: ASHHRA will cover up to $500 for airfare, ground transportation, parking, etc. Attendees will be provided with an expense reimbursement form for travel expenses.
Attendees will be responsible for all other expenses beyond these covered expenses.
Can I extend my stay?
Yes, you have the option to extend your stay at The Alida. The hotel will make every effort to accommodate extensions, including offering the group rate, however, this is not guaranteed. If you would like to extend your stay beyond the two nights covered by ASHHRA, you may indicate this in the Getting to Know You form from ASHHRA.
What is the recommended attire?
Recommended attire is business casual along with comfortable walking shoes. Layers are recommended as the temperature in the meeting rooms may fluctuate.
