Megaen Moreland-Taliancich

Meagen Moreland-Taliancich brings over 15 years of multi-sector communications experience at the local, national and international level to Gambel Communications where she serves as a senior communications strategist. A native of South Carolina, Meagen is a graduate of The George Washington University and earned a master’s in French Studies from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

In 2014, she joined the Consulate General of France in Louisiana as Press & Communications Attaché, where she served as a spokesperson for the French government through multiple crisis scenarios, severe weather events, cultural festivals and led PR efforts for the diplomatic visits of high-ranking political figures from across the world. During this time, Meagen also completed formal PR and crisis management training in Paris at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2018, Meagen first joined the team at Gambel Communications, where she led local and national outreach for a variety of clients, including the Louisiana Office of Tourism, T. Parker Host, Hostelling International USA, Bridge House / Grace House and the George Rodrigue Life & Legacy Foundation.

In 2020, Meagen and her business partners opened Happy Raptor Distilling, where she served as chief brand officer, joining only 8% of female distillery owners nationally. As an entrepreneur, Meagen built the company brand from the ground up, managed an exceptional team of people and led communications and strategy through a pandemic, category 4 hurricane and uniquely challenging economic environment.

Meagen is a proud alumnus of Beloved Community’s Equity at Work: Hospitality inaugural cohort, a two-year intensive requiring over 60 hours of equity training, as well as the Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, the City of New Orleans Civic Leadership Academy, Bryan Bell Leadership Forum and the Loyola Institute of Politics.

Meagen has been featured on the cover of Biz Magazine as a New & Notable and named to The Biz 500 in New Orleans. In 2024, Meagen was honored with the Anvil Award and the Award of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America for her work with the Louisiana Children’s Museum and United Way of Southeast Louisiana.