Callie Messano

Callie Messano serves as the Director of Internal Communications at the American Cancer Society, focusing on strategic communication initiatives that enhance employee engagement and support diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Prior experience includes roles as Internal Communications Manager at Envision Healthcare, where collaboration with HR leadership improved communication strategies, and consultant at Blue Beyond Consulting, specializing in client communication programs. Callie also held significant positions at Delta Dental of Virginia, where communication strategy was developed in conjunction with executive leadership, and at Premise Health, managing communications for a large workforce. An extensive career at Advance Auto Parts involved partnerships with HR on various communication initiatives. Callie holds a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the University of Tennessee and a Master’s degree in Corporate and Professional Communication from Radford University, along with a Leadership Certificate from The Batten Leadership Institute.