Rebuilding Trust. Transforming Culture.
Leading Change.
Most HR consultants are either compliance-focused or motivational speakers. Reagan Strategic Solutions does both, and operationally transforms organizations while maintaining employee trust.
Reagan Strategic Solutions Does Both
Reagan Strategic Solutions was founded with the sole purpose to share the experience and knowledge of what actually works to help organizations build an environment where team members thrive, leaders know how to lead, and organizations can grow and be successful. Helping organizations and Human Resources departments understand their “why” is critical. Reagan Strategic Solutions has experience in creating a mission and vision, decreasing turnover, improving morale, creating consistent processes, leadership development, improved communication, and implementing AI in Human Resources practices so that teams can be more efficient and focus on being more strategic.
Strong leaders create engaged employees. Engaged employees provide exceptional service. Exceptional service creates happy customers that will return and become loyal guests. And successful organizations generate the resources needed to invest in their future. Specifically for tribal entities, that success has so much more on the line. Success creates opportunities that benefit entire communities through jobs, education, healthcare, scholarships, and housing.
Ruth has learned something equally important: not every popular HR trend delivers results. Real lasting change doesn't come from the latest buzzword or a one-size-fits-all program. It comes from understanding an organization's culture, listening to its people, building trust, developing leaders, and creating systems that support accountability without sacrificing respect. That is the experience Reagan Strategic Solutions brings to every client.
While tribal governments and their enterprises are the primary focus, Reagan Strategic Solutions also partners with private businesses, nonprofits, and any organization seeking executive level Human Resources leadership and organizational consulting.
Ruth Reagan
MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, THRP, TMP, LNO
NNAHRA Leader of the Year, 2024
National Native American Human Resources Association
Ruth Reagan is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation and has over 30 years of experience in strategic management, leadership development, executive coaching, talent strategies, change management, compensation management and employee relations. The last 10 years, Ruth held the position as Human Resources director for Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises (MNGE). Ruth often says she felt as passionate about Muscogee citizens as she did her own tribe and ensured MNGE was the best employer in Oklahoma by ensuring engaged employees in order to make more revenue to send back to the Muscogee citizens.
Ruth is known for building morale, trust and dynamic Human Resources teams, pushing them to focus on personal development and obtain certifications. Throughout Ruth's 30 year career, she has helped organizations design compensation strategies, integrate mergers and acquisitions, open new properties, coach executives, improve employee engagement, develop succession plans, implement Human Resources technology, strengthen compliance, and lead organizations through significant change.
Ruth founded Reagan Strategic Solutions because she believes leadership development is one of the most valuable investments an organization can focus on, yet it is often one of the most overlooked. Through her work with tribal governments and enterprises, banking, and oil & gas, Ruth gained deep expertise in the unique HR challenges facing diverse industries.
Ruth has been a featured speaker at NNAHRA annual conferences, Native Nations Human Resources conferences, OIGA, and many others. Reagan Strategic Solutions was founded to bring first-class, culturally-informed HR consulting to tribal governments and enterprises, the same caliber of service typically reserved for Fortune 500 companies.
Over her career, Ruth has:
- Led Human Resources for organizations supporting more than 4,000 employees
- Directed HR across multiple states and multiple locations
- Developed executive leadership teams
- Designed compensation structures and pay programs
- Built performance management systems
- Created employee engagement strategies
- Led organizational restructuring initiatives
- Managed mergers and acquisitions from the HR perspective
- Opened new enterprise and hospitality properties
- Led large-scale recruitment initiatives
- Implemented HR technology and process improvements
- Conducted HR audits and compliance reviews
- Built succession planning strategies
- Developed customer service cultures that improve both employee and guest experiences
Professional Certifications
Backed by rigorous education and industry-leading certifications.
MBA
Master of Business Administration, Northeastern State University
B.S. Organizational Leadership
Bachelor of Science, Northeastern State University
SPHR
Senior Professional in Human Resources
SHRM-SCP
Society for Human Resource Management, Senior Certified Professional
THRP
Tribal Human Resources Professional
TMP
Tribal Management Professional
Workplace Mental Health Ally
Certified SHRM Workplace Mental Health Ally
Leadership Native Oklahoma
LNO, Class of 2021
Core Values
The principles that guide every engagement and relationship.
Rebuild Trust
We build high-performing workplace cultures and restore confidence in leadership, especially after periods of turnover, conflict, or organizational upheaval.
Transform Culture
We don't just diagnose problems. We architect cultural shifts that align teams around shared mission, values, and accountability.
Lead Change
From M&A integrations to new property openings, we bring the strategic HR infrastructure that makes complex transitions seamless.
Accountability Without Destroying Morale
This is what sets Ruth apart. Building high-performance cultures where people are held accountable AND feel valued. That combination is rare.
Why Reagan Strategic Solutions Exists
Every client receives practical, customized solutions based on real-world executive experience, not theory. Our approach is a partnership with honest, result-oriented feedback. We take the time to understand each organization's mission, culture, challenges, opportunities and goals before recommending strategies that fit their unique needs.
At Reagan Strategic Solutions, success isn't measured by the number of reports we produce or training sessions we deliver. Success is measured by stronger leaders, healthier workplace cultures, higher employee engagement, lower turnover, better guest and customer experiences, and greater organizational performance. And for the tribal organizations we are honored to serve, success is also measured by the lasting impact those achievements have on tribal citizens and future generations.
That is why Reagan Strategic Solutions exists. Not simply to improve Human Resources, but to help organizations build workplaces where people, businesses, and communities succeed together.
Let's Talk About Your Biggest Challenge
No sales pitch, just an honest assessment of whether we're the right fit for your organization.
Book Your Free 30-Minute Strategy CallNo obligation. No sales pitch. Just a direct conversation with Ruth about what your organization needs, and a response within one business day.