Communications & Organizational Strategist
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I’m a strategic communicator and community builder who has spent nearly two decades helping organizations shape narratives, deepen trust, and build the kinds of partnerships that unlock growth.
My career has never lived in a single lane. I’ve been a public relations strategist, an entrepreneur, a creative director, an executive director of a $1.8M foundation, and an educator shaping how communities learn and work together.
The common thread: I help people understand, believe in, and rally around a mission.
I’ve led communication strategy, brand development, stakeholder engagement, partnership expansion, talent development initiatives, fundraising, media relations, community outreach, and culture programs. I’ve built brands from scratch, guided organizations through transformation, secured multi-year funding, and developed programs that strengthened both community ties and organizational identity.
Across roles, I’m known for:
If your work sits at the intersection of communication, strategy, and community impact, we’re speaking the same language.
Lover of a well-placed ampersand. Defender of the Oxford comma.
Abigail “Abi” Falgout is a director-level communications and organizational strategy leader with more than 15 years of experience guiding complex organizations through growth, change, and repositioning across nonprofit, education, corporate training, agency, and entrepreneurial sectors.
Her leadership background includes serving as Executive Director and CEO of a $1.8M nonprofit foundation, where she led strategic planning, fundraising, board governance, and the expansion of public–private partnerships to strengthen long-term sustainability. She has also founded and scaled mission-driven and consumer-facing organizations from concept through execution, building durable brands, operational systems, and stakeholder trust.
Abi brings a rare combination of strategic vision and operational fluency. She has advised boards and executive teams on organizational strategy, narrative alignment, and change management; led cross-functional teams; and translated complex missions into clear, actionable priorities. In revenue-focused roles, she has built and scaled client portfolios from the ground up, most recently growing a corporate training book of business from $0 to over $100,000 in monthly revenue through consultative, relationship-driven growth.
Her career began in strategic communications and has expanded into enterprise-level leadership, with deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, executive and board communications, program design, and performance-driven execution. Across sectors, her work is marked by disciplined strategy, clear storytelling, and an ability to align people, resources, and purpose to measurable outcomes.
Abi holds a Master of Science in Communications from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern State University. She is a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and has been recognized for excellence in leadership, teaching, and community impact.
Abi holds a Master of Science in Communications from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Northwestern State University. She is a graduate of Leadership Lafayette and has been recognized for excellence in leadership, teaching, and community impact.
