The Power of Internal Communications in Successful Change Management

Talan Tyminski is a crisis communication expert and public affairs professional with experience in the public and private sectors. She has over half a decade of experience in and around the Texas government. Most recently, she led the Texas Workforce Commission's Crisis Communications response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to her experience crafting and implementing communication strategies. In her current role as Senior Vice President at the Mach 1 Group, she guides fortune 500 companies, state government organizations and nonprofits through strategic communications, public relations and crisis management. Tyminski is a member of the University of Texas at Austin's Lyndon B. Johnson Women's Campaign School and serves on the City of Austin's Minority-Owned Business, Women-Owned Business, Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee.

Selen Turner, director of Talent and OD at Cordis, SHRM-SCP, ODCP, MBA, is a certified Human Resources executive with expertise in Talent Management, Organizational Development, Learning and DE&I combined with a strong business acumen built on MBA education and progressive leadership roles in building talent strategy to accelerate organizational change for Fortune 500 companies. Started her career in hospitality industry in Guest Relations where she learned management skills and criticality of teams working in harmony and in productive environment, which inspired her to pursue a career in Human Resource Development. Has over 17 years of diverse background in a variety of industries from Fortune 500 to non-profits specializing in talent management and development. Turner is a leader in change management, talent strategy, designing talent development programs, integrating diversity and inclusion initiatives into organizational initiatives with award winning programs. Currently leads talent, organization development and learning at Cordis after leading MasterCard’s talent, leadership development and global women initiatives that has won Best Talent Management Strategy awards by Ragan 2022.

Jon Minnick is the special projects manager at Ragan Communications. He develops and oversees critical in-person and virtual conference programming, awards events, webinars and workshops for Ragan's vast audience of internal and external communicators, wellness professionals and human resources specialists. With nearly 20 years of experience in B2B media, he has consistently taken on the industry's new challenges to grow brands, successfully ensuring their long-term strength and profitability.