Turning Tide Consulting was founded to help Columbia’s small and mid-sized businesses thrive at every stage of growth. By addressing foundational HR needs and growth challenges, we provide scalable, strategic solutions that adapt to your evolving business, ensuring success today and into the future.
Christine Simmons, MS, PHR
Principal Consultant
Christine Simmons is the Principal Consultant at Turning Tide Human Resource Consulting. With over two decades of experience as a seasoned human resources executive, Christine has successfully guided organizations through complex workforce strategies and cultural transformations. Specializing in talent acquisition, benefits and compensation, employee engagement, strategic planning, organizational development, performance management and change management, Christine brings a wealth of expertise tailored to address the evolving needs of modern workplaces.
Throughout a distinguished career, Christine has led HR teams in diverse industries, including banking/finance, manufacturing, B2B, telecom and legal effectively driving initiatives that align people strategy with organizational goals. Passionate about fostering inclusive and innovative environments, Christine leverages a deep understanding of organizational dynamics to create lasting impact.
At Turning Tide Consulting, Christine is committed to partnering with clients to navigate the ever-changing business landscape, delivering customized solutions that enhance productivity, improve retention, and cultivate thriving workplace cultures.
Christine received her Masters degree in Human Resource Development from Villanova University and her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. Christine also completed a High-Performance Leadership certification at the prestigious International Management Development school in Lausanne, Switzerland.