From mission-critical
operations to AI-enabled consulting.
Thelia Mead spent two decades serving in and supporting the most complex organizations in the world. She began her career in the United States Army, where she developed the systems thinking, operational discipline, and mission-clarity that would define every engagement that followed.
That foundation carried her into roles that few consultants can claim: Communications Division Manager at the White House Communications Agency — supporting the U.S. President, Vice President, and White House staff. Senior consultant to the FBI on workforce planning and intelligence human capital strategy. Senior Policy and HR Advisor at NATO in Naples, Italy. Program Manager for the Department of Homeland Security.
Every environment was different. The problems were always the same: brilliant people, solid strategies, and operations that couldn't scale because the manual work never stopped.
In 2017, Thelia founded StrategyLINC Consulting to bring that operational experience to small businesses and government contractors. For six years, she helped organizations improve their processes, develop their people, and sharpen their strategies.
In 2023, she made a decision that changed everything: she repositioned StrategyLINC entirely around AI-enabled operations — because she saw, firsthand, that AI was the most powerful tool she had ever encountered for closing the gap between strategy and execution.
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2004 – 2005
White House Communications Agency
Communications Division Manager supporting the U.S. President, Vice President, and White House staff. Managed operations of a 75-employee division.
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2005 – 2012
United States Army — Fayetteville, NC
Six years of service including roles as HR and Operations Advisor, Operations and HR Manager, Senior Human Resources Manager, and Operations Manager.
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2012 – 2015
NATO — Naples, Italy
Senior Policy and HR Advisor providing strategic guidance on talent management and policy implementation in geographically dispersed operations.
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2015 – 2020
IntelliWare Systems — FBI & DHS
Senior Human Capital Consultant managing a $1.9M government contract for FBI intelligence human capital strategy. Later served as Relationship Manager at the FBI and Program Manager for DHS.
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2017 – Present
StrategyLINC Consulting, LLC — Founded
Woman-owned, veteran-owned management consulting firm. AI-enabled since 2023. WOSB · SDVOSB · VOSB certified. SAM.gov registered.