CHANGE · ALIGNMENT · COMMUNICATIONS

Helping organizations navigate change, align their workforce, and build communications functions that drive business results.

Change no longer arrives one initiative at a time. I help companies communicate through all of it, so people stay clear on what matters and keep performing.

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ABOUT

Strategic leader. Trusted practitioner.

I've spent my career making internal communications a function leadership relies on to run the business.

15+ years at Visa, Adobe, PayPal, and Couchbase. Global IC functions built from the ground up. Communications led through hypergrowth, acquisition, and ownership change. Executives partnered with to align thousands of employees around what matters most.

Companies today are restructuring and asking people to absorb more change than ever. I help them communicate through it so the workforce stays clear and keeps performing.

MBA. Prosci change management certified.

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Career Journey

2026 - Present

Author, Speaker, Comms Consultant, US Expat in Madrid, Spain

2024 – 2026

Built the global IC function at Couchbase

2022 – 2023

Transformed work experience & product communications at Visa

2021–2022

Scaled global comms during hypergrowth at Infobip

2014–2021

Intentional investment in family, leadership & community

2009–2014

Strategic advisor to tech giants (Yahoo, Adobe, NetApp, PayPal)

2003–2009

Built foundation in external communications (government affairs, travel & tourism, consumer PR, nonprofit)

MY EXPERTISE

Change used to be an event.

Now it is the environment.

Restructures, acquisitions, new systems, and new priorities used to arrive one at a time. Now they overlap and never fully end. Leaders tell employees that everything is important. So nothing feels important. People get tired. Clarity disappears. Productivity slips at the moment you need it most. This is a communication problem, and it has a communication solution.

01

Transformation & change leadership

Guiding organizations through reorgs, restructures, M&A, and ownership transitions without losing trust or momentum.

02

Internal communications strategy & function design

Building the function from the ground up. Strategy, cadence, channels, governance, and measurement that proves value.

03

Organizational alignment & employee experience

Connecting people to priorities so the workforce knows what matters now, and stays engaged while delivering it.

WORK WITH ME

Four ways I help you steady the ship

CHANGE

Transformation communications

High-stakes moments handled with steadiness. Reorgs, restructures, M&A, IPO, take-private, and leadership change.

FUNCTION DESIGN

Build or rebuild your IC function

Stand up the strategy, cadence, channels, governance, and measurement that make communications a business capability.

ALIGNMENT

Priority and message architecture

Cut through the noise so employees always know what matters now and what can wait.

ENABLEMENT

Leader and manager readiness

Equip your leaders and managers to carry change messages, so the load does not sit on comms alone.

Need it embedded for a season? I also offer fractional communications leadership.

SPEAKING

Talks that name what leaders are feeling.

What I speak about

I bring real talk to stages and podcasts. Leaders get practical frameworks they can use Monday morning. Comms teams get a clearer case for the work they do.

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When Change Never Stops

Communicating in permanent transformation, and what it takes to keep people performing through it.

AI Workflows for Comms

Practical applications of AI that save time without sacrificing the human touch.

Change Fatigue Is a Communication Failure

How to spot it early, and how to fix it before your strongest people start looking.

Where I've spoken

  • Ragan's Employee Comms & Culture Conference

  • Workshop's Brightside Conference

  • Future of Communications Conference

  • Industry Podcasts

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RESOURCES

For IC & HR professionals ready to level up

BOOK

The Comms & Culture Devotional

Daily inspiration and practical wisdom for communications professionals navigating the intersection of faith, work, and purpose.

COURSE

Micro MBA

for IC Pros

The business acumen training IC professionals never got. Learn to speak the language of the C-suite and prove your strategic value.

COMMUNITY

The Comms

& Culture Collective

A community for IC and HR professionals who work in People & Culture. Connect, learn, and grow with peers who get it.

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available tools/resources to help elevate your impact

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Regine Nelson

Helping organizations navigate change, align their workforce, and build communications functions that drive business results. Plus resources for the IC and HR professionals doing the work.

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