INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS & Culture leader: WHERE STRATEGY, STORYTELLING, AND CULTURE CONNECT
Michelle Dowd is a strategic communications leader and storyteller who helps organizations bring their brand, culture, and strategy to life—internally and externally. She specializes in building clarity, connection, and engagement across audiences through thoughtful, well-crafted communications that drive alignment and results.
With over a decade of experience spanning internal communications, employee engagement, brand storytelling, and experiential marketing, Michelle partners closely with cross-functional and executive leaders to design integrated campaigns that elevate mission, strengthen culture, and support meaningful change. Her work blends strategic rigor with creativity—challenging the status quo while delivering communications that are purposeful, human, and effective at scale.
Known for her collaborative, hands-on leadership style, Michelle brings both vision and execution to the table, ensuring ideas move from concept to impact in fast-moving, complex environments.
Beyond the Work
Work matters—but people matter more.
Outside of her professional life, Michelle is a proud and busy mom to two young children and spends much of her time in joyful pursuit of toddlers. She’s a longtime live-music fan (she married the keyboard player in a funk band), and a design lover drawn to interiors that blend warmth with a coastal sensibility.
Michelle also has a deep personal commitment to supporting quality, dignity, and equity in maternal healthcare. She actively champions organizations working to ensure that pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood are supported with the care and resources every family deserves.
kind words…
“I was particularly proud to see how much this event matured into a collaborative effort with one strategic focus: to deliver an unforgettable brand experience.”
— douglas b.
former Creative Director for Atlanta Apparel
“Of all the wonderful vendors I worked with for my wedding, Michelle was hands down the best! She spent so much time leading up to the wedding understanding my vision and priorities and helped me think through every detail. I felt completely calm the day of because I knew she would make sure everything went smoothly and it did!”
— Jenny h.
client
“Thank you so much for building out this event. We loved participating as a speaker and felt the speakers were well-appointed and the content diverse. You did an incredible job organizing and developing the questions for the presentation.”
— mallory s.
panelist partner, ABLE