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Daisy Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc.
Daisy Gallagher, CEO of Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc., has more than 25 years of marketing communications experience. For 10 years prior to founding Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc., she held different positions in the Manhattan corporate headquarters of a Fortune 1000 international firm. Her marketing and business administration skills have enabled her to successfully grow Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc. and established her as a well-respected community and business leader.
In 2006, Mrs. Gallagher received the prestigious International Artemis Award for Business Leadership from the European American Women’s Counsel. In 2005, Mrs. Gallagher was named One of the Five Top Women Businesses in the Nation by the U.S. SBA. This honor recognized her dynamic abilities as a successful entrepreneur who has created jobs, expanded her business, provided innovative services, and given back to her community.
Another distinction in 2005 was being selected as one of Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business” by the Department of Community and Economic Development. Mrs. Gallagher was chosen for the honor based on her innovative ideas, professional accomplishments, business influence, and community involvement.
Mrs. Gallagher was appointed by the White House and unanimously confirmed by Congress to serve on the GSA Federal Small Business Advisory Committee. On numerous occasions she is invited to speak on Best Practices by the GSA and SBA. In two consecutive years Mrs. Gallagher has been a subject matter expert speaker on branding and government contracting internationally at the foreign ministry in Athens Greece. She has overseen international and national events for colleagues, clients, and professional organizations.
Mrs. Gallagher has served on many panels and as keynote speaker for forums on business growth, small business and marketing, women in business, government contracting, and others. She has been requested to speak for the General Services Administration (GSA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) at conferences in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. The Public Relations Society of America and Women In Communications hosted her as their keynote speaker for colleagues and academia on the opportunities for advancements for women in government and in private industry. She also had the distinguished honor of being the keynote speaker for WVIA public broadcasting at their annual luncheon, speaking to fellow colleagues on the topic of advertising. In addition, Mrs. Gallagher spoke on an expert panel sponsored by the SBA in Philadelphia. The symposium, Access to the Federal Marketplace: What Women-Owned Businesses Need to Know, provided resources on how to work with the federal government. She was a speaker at the GSA’s First Annual Professional Services Expo (PSX), where she was asked by GSA to speak to contractors and government on contracting teaming arrangements and Blanket Purchase Agreements.
Mrs. Gallagher has led or served as a member of delegations representing the National HUBZone Council, NSBA, and local and regional Chambers of Commerce, meeting with Congressional leaders and Cabinet officials to discuss important legislative issues affecting small business, including health care, and upholding legislation protecting HUBZone businesses. Most recently, as a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Women in Public Policy (WIPP), she attended the White House summit for National Women Leaders.
She plays a leading role in forging industry-government partnerships. She is a member of the National Government Communicators is a charter member of GSA’s Industry Government Council (IGC) and a member of the IGC’s steering committee, she helped develop the guidelines that will affect future public/private partnerships.
Mrs. Gallagher is the recipient of the SBA Businessperson of the Year 2000, the University of Scranton SBDC’s Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2002, and the Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year for her exceptional dedication to the community. She is also the recipient of Women In Communications’ prestigious Sarah Award for Public Relations. She was a Working Woman Entrepreneurial of the Year 2001 nominee in the New York City Region.
Her extensive community involvement includes chairing and serving on numerous boards. She serves on the United Way of Monroe County Executive Board (since 1994) a past Campaign Chair, raised a then-record amount. Her outstanding contributions to the organization and community have earned her the United Way Volunteer of the Year and Chairman’s Awards. In 1994, she was the first woman in Rotary Club of the Stroudsburgs’ 75-year history to be named Rotarian of the Year, and also is a recipient of the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow. She has received several recognitions from state legislators, state senators, and Congress for her business and community service. Her firm was cited on the House floor for its successful flextime policies.
Mrs. Gallagher’s firm has received international and national awards in every marketing communications discipline, is an approved government contractor, and was the first in Pennsylvania and among the first of twenty in the nation to be awarded federal supplier status under the GSA’s schedule for Advertising and Integrated Marketing Solutions (AIMS). The agency is a certified SBA HUBZone Business Concern and Pennsylvania State Certified Woman Business Enterprise in a labor surplus area. In addition, Mrs. Gallagher is a facility security officer, and her firm is registered on Central Contractor Registration with a Department of Defense Cage Code.
Community Service & Professional Recognitions:
One of the Top Five Women Businesses in Nation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 2005
Best 50 Women in Business, PA Department of Community and Economic Development, 2005
Rotary Club of the Stroudsburgs, Rotarian of the Year 1994
Paul Harris Fellowship Award of the Year 1999
US SBA Philadelphia Region, Small Business Person of the Year 2000
The University of Scranton Small Business Development Center, Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2002
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year 2002
United Way of Monroe County, Volunteer of the Year 1997
Women in Communications Philadelphia Chapter, Sarah Award for Public Relations 2000
Working Woman Entrepreneur of the Year New York City Region Nominee 2001
Gottlleib Award for Creative Writing
Long Island Star Journal’s Journalism Award
Numerous citations from State Senators and House Representative for her business growth and community involvement
Professional Affiliations:
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
National GSA Small Business Advisory Council
Executive Committee, Chamber of Commerce
United States Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC Chamber of Commerce
Pocono Mountain’s Chamber of Commerce
Scranton Chamber of Commerce
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
American Marketing Association (AMA)
International Affiliation of Advertising Agencies (IAAA)
United Way Board
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Women Executives, Inc. (WE, Inc.)
National Affiliation of Female Executives (NAFE)
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
European American Woman’s Council (EAWC)
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