“Stacey is an excellent writer, which should not surprise, given her experience as a journalist.
She was one of the best students in our class on leadership. She demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and concepts that were discussed. Her contributions to our peer group discussion were highly valuable. Our students and I benefited from her real-life experiences that she was able to infuse into the course work. Based on brief in-person exchanges, combined with interactions via the discussion board and our learning management system, I have come to appreciate Stacey’s strengths as a leader and communication professional. I strongly recommend Stacey and her company for addressing communication opportunities and challenges.”
— Dr. Prabu David, Dean, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, Michigan State University
“Stacey Messina’s work in the Brand Image and Communication course was impeccable. For the course rebranding project, she and her teammate chose a challenging topic: rebrand Obamacare! If the Democrats had followed their suggested rebranding plan, I believe that the conflict over health care would be on the back burner. Stacey also completed several individual projects that demonstrated keen analytical skills, and excellent writing and presentation aptitudes. She is poised for success!”
— Dr. Patricia Huddleston, College of Communication Arts & Sciences, Dept. of Advertising + Public Relations, Michigan State University
“I had the pleasure of working with Stacey during her tenure as the Communications Director of Michigan’s Children, as well as in her role as President of Consilia Communications. Stacey is a creative and effective communications professional, very savvy about state policies and politics, and always strategic in her thinking and advice. Stacey combined a deep understanding of the Michigan political landscape with her skills in strategic communications in ways that were invaluable to the nonprofit advocacy community.
She was able to quickly grasp the implications of proposed state policies and recommend communications strategies that could have the maximum impact in moving the organization’s priorities and mission forward. Her recommendations, many of which improved organizational capacity to affect state policies related to children and families with low incomes, were always nuanced and reflected a deep understanding of organizational climate and culture. I would highly recommend Stacey Range Messina and Consilia Communications and hope to work with both in the future.”
— Patricia Sorenson, Sr. Policy Analyst, Michigan League for Public Policy
“Stacey is a force of nature. She has worked with me as a grad student in the M.A. in Strategic Communication Program at Michigan State University for the past two years. From day one, she has shown a crispness to her work, writing, and contributions to the program. As both the director and faculty member in the program, there were several times where Stacey would take note of things in a class or the program that could be better. She approached these things from the lens of expecting excellence from herself and the people around her. It’s helped us be better.
— Jason Archer, Director M.A. Strategic Communications Program, Michigan State University
She’s a fantastic writer and one of the most reliable students I’ve had in the program. As the Director of the program and faculty member in our college, I’m proud of Stacey and her work, and I give her my full recommendation.”
“Stacey stepped in following the unexpected departure of the League’s Communications Director. The work was fast paced with many deadlines and multiple challenges. The interim Communications Director was expected to publish a monthly newsletter, create blogs, edit papers, manage media relations, run all digital media operations, and learn a lot about policy areas that she was not always familiar with. Stacey stepped up to all of these challenges with creativity, sensitivity, and a thirst for learning. Her work product was excellent and she was able to help analysts write for different audiences as well as being able to capture my “voice” for articles she wrote on my behalf.
— Gilda Jacobs, CEO, Michigan League for Public Policy
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