RCA Change Advisors

A Washington DC change management consultancy helping nonprofit, association, and corporate leaders navigate organizational change with calm and confidence — since 2010.

Who We Are

RCA Change Advisors was founded in Washington DC in 2010 with a single conviction: that lasting organisational change only happens when leaders have the right support, the right structure, and the right team around them.

We are a boutique change management consultancy. We do not apply templates. Every engagement begins with careful listening — to the leaders, to the organization’s history, and to the pressures shaping the change ahead. From there, we build a strategy and a process that fits your specific context.

Since 2010 we have supported more than 250 clients — from molecular science researchers to global financial institutions, from federal agencies to arts organizations, from newly appointed leaders to experienced executives navigating their most complex change yet.

Our Founder

Michael Randel, change management consultant, Washington DC

RCA Change Advisors was founded by Michael Randel — an IAF Certified Master Facilitator, four-time recipient of the Global Facilitation Impact Award, and executive coach with 25+ years of experience supporting leaders through organizational change. Read Michael’s full story, credentials, and approach.

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Founded

250+

Clients Served

25

Countries

10+

Associates

Our Team

Our associates bring deep expertise across facilitation, coaching, organizational development, and change management — each chosen because they share our commitment to human-centered, results-driven work.

Michael Randel, change management consultant, Washington DC

Michael Randel
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Heather Berthoud

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Sally Colella

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Paul Cooper

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Trusted by organizations around the world

Our Team

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Ready to work with us?

Whether you are facing a leadership transition, a strategic realignment, or a team challenge — we would be glad to hear about it.

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Global Company - PharmaSenior Director
“Michael worked with our teams to address key issues impactingaffecting effective operation across global sites. His team adeptly evaluated these issues, facilitating the teams in agreeing on recommendations, and we were able to resolve them.”
National Philanthropic FoundationProgram Officer
“Michael and his team were core to our 5-year change initiative. They brought an inclusive facilitation style, steady follow-through, and were open to ideas and feedback. They have an ability to not only draw connections between ideas and people, but to also create the spaces in which all this comes together for transformational change.”
Financial Services CompanyDirector
“I can confidently state we would not be as far along in theour advancement of our organizational DEI initiative without the explicit support of Michael and his team. Their attention to the whole enterprise helped me pace this change in a deliberate manner, overcoming skepticism and gaining supporters and champions.”
National Philanthropic FoundationExecutive Director
"Michael was the right person to lead us through a very fragile and complex process. His expertise, patience, and guidance helped us get there. He has an extraordinary capacity to balance bold leadership with measured guidance. We have learned an enormous amount from him on how to work together on change."
Nonprofit Organization - Arts and CultureSenior Director
“We were facing multiple, complex challenges, entailing reorganization and launching new ventures. Michael provided crucial assistance to our leadership in a wide variety of areas. His patience, humor, diplomacy, and broad knowledge has been invaluable.”
Financial Services CompanyVice President
“After a deliberate process of assessing our company, Michael and his team synthesized their findings in an easy-to-understand format. They were able to deliver some uncomfortable findings and cultural observations to executive leadership. This was done in a way that didn’t raise hackles, instead resulting in a significant amount of buy-in for the change initiative.”
Federal Aerospace AgencyDeputy Director
“Michael’s successful engagement with me and my team and I had a big impact on how I operate today. By getting staff to open up, I learnt more about their experience and perspectives, leading me to modulate my approach significantly. I now enjoy very positive relationships with my current team.”
Global Company - Pharma Senior Director
“I found Michael to be insightful in his coaching to our teams. His advice was tailored to our situation and our people, and not a boilerplate solution to a generalized problem.”
Nonprofit Organization - Arts and CultureSenior Director
“Michael and his team were core to our 5-year change initiative. They brought an inclusive facilitation style, steady follow-through, and were open to ideas and feedback. They have an ability to not only draw connections between ideas and people, but to also create the spaces in which all this comes together for transformational change.”
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