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Daisy Gallagher, Founder and CEO of Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc.
Ms. Daisy Gallagher is the CEO and Founder of Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc. and has more than 25 years experience in business and marketing communications and green conference and event project management. In 2010,Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc. will celebrate its 20th year in business. For 15 of those 20 years, Ms. Gallagher has been the lead on government initiatives for her company. Since 1999 her company has been a GSA industry partner. She has worked for (and currently works with) numerous agencies on initiatives, including the United States Department of Defense, Army, SOCOM, Navy, Air Force, Veterans Administration and the White House, the General Services Administration, Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Postal Inspection Services, Department Of Energy, and others.Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc. is the lead organizer of the “World Green Energy Symposium” and other national and global Congress. Ms. Gallagher presently works on public outreach and public education initiatives, “green” conference (training) logistics management, and recruitment branding campaigns. Gallagher & Gallagher holds two GSA schedules one for all areas of integrated marketing AIMS Schedule All SINS GS-23F-021-J and GS-23F-020J. The firm is a certified Hubzone and 100% woman owned. Ms. Gallagher is fluent in Spanish. Ms. Gallagher is a Facility Security Officer with Secret Level Clearance. She has received numerous recognitions including the prestigious International Artemis Award, Named One of the Top Five Women Businesses in Nation by U.S. Small Business Administration, Named Best 50 and Top 25 Women in Business by Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. She was also named U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year, University of Scranton SBDC Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, Working Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Women In Communication SARAH Award for Public Relations, and her firm earned the Public Relations Society Overall Excellence Award for two consecutive years for full government campaign initiatives. Ms. Gallagher was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow and Rotarian of the Year.
Her company has earned numerous citations from the Senate and House Representative for business growth and community involvement. The firm has also received national awards in every category of its industry over its long stance in business. Ms. Gallagher is a Speaker and the author of the “Government Contractor’s Resource Guide” which has been used as a tool by both small business and government alike, making the pages of FORBES and Businessweek. Ms. Gallagher served on and is a charter member of GSA Industry Government Council Steering Committee and also served as a committee member of the GSA Industry Government Council. She was unanimously appointed to serve on the Federal SmallBusiness Advisory Committee. On numerous occasions she has been invited to speak as Keynote and Panelist by private sector and non-profitorganizations such as the DC Chamber, WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy), EAWC (European American Women’s Council), PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) IACC (Indian American Chamber of Commerce) among them, public sector agencies such as, DOD, DOE, GSA, and SBA among others. Ms. Gallagher has spoken at GSA expo on BPA and Best Practices (Orlando/San Diego) and received recognition from GSA
Business Office at the GSA Expo for the Recruitment Branding Initiative led by her firm for USPIS Campaign which saved tens of thousands of dollars for the customer agency after Gallagher conducted the branding workshops, comprised the communications audit, developed the approach and all of the deliverables for re-branding initiative which successfully accomplished the mission of ROI in new qualified hires. She has been a Keynote subject matter expert lecturer on branding internationally at the foreign ministry in Athens Greece with leadership from many nations,including the US in the audience, televised in several countries in Europe. She has used her advanced project management skills and education aslead executive manager successfully overseeing international and national event logistics management for customers.
Ms. Gallagher has led or served as a member of delegations representing the National HUBZone Council, NSBA, and local and regionalChambers of Commerce, meeting with Congressional leaders and Cabinet officials to discuss important legislative issues affecting smallbusiness, and upholding legislation protecting HUBZone businesses and as a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners
(NAWBO) and Women in Public Policy (WIPP) where she served on their Executive Board. She plays a leading role in forging industrygovernment partnerships. She currently serves as the Chairman of the GP Chamber of Commerce, serves on the DC Chamber’s economic committee, served as Corporate Leader on PCMA Think Tank, and is a member of the National Government Communicators. Her certifications and educational background includes, Advanced Masters Project Management , Villanova University (4.0 GPA), also holds a masters’ certification in Project Management, post graduate certificates in Mastering Project Teams, Crisis Management, Finance/Budgeting and Leadership. In addition to her undergraduate in communications and business, she is also a graduate of the Institute of Literature, USDA Graduate School Executive Program, and attended Harvard Business School - branding/executive leadership, and has taught public relations and crisis management at the university level. Professional Affiliations Include; member of Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC),US Chamber of Commerce, DC Chamber of Commerce, Greater Pocono Chamber of Commerce, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP), American Marketing Association (AMA),International Affiliation of Advertising Agencies, The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and European American Woman’s
Council (EAWC). Minority Business Roundtable (MBRT), GWHCC
HIGHLIGHTS:
Respected seasoned professional and business leader in the marketing communications industry for more than 27 years – oversees, implements and leads award winning public outreach and recruitment branding campaigns – 2010, celebrating 20 years as the CEO of Gallagher & Gallagher, Inc., a multiple national/international award winning firm – more than 19 years of government initiative experience and successful industry partners on GSA schedule, re-certified for the third consecutive term for GSA AIMS schedule - holds advanced certifications in project management along with other relevant experience and educational/certifications pertinent to marketing, public relations, crisis management, business, leadership, leading teams, logistics – educator in public relations and marketing strategies –retained by customers Sr. Subject Matter (and requested as Keynote Speaker) in the areas of government contracting, branding, media & communications – secret level clearance and facility security officer – fluent in Spanish.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Recruitment branding facilitator –Leadership - Market Research - Program Implementation – Time Management – Quality Assurance - Crisis Management Trainer – Public Education & Affairs – Published Author – Keynote Presenter – Creative Development – Executive Decision Making – Ability to pull (people around the table) and work with different groups – Information Exchange – Program Management - Negotiations – Educator – Trainer - Bi-Lingual – Executive Manager
CERTIFICATIONS / EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
Villanova University Advanced Masters Project Management, Masters Certificate in Project Management, Post Graduate certificates in Mastering Project Teams, Crisis Management, Finance/Budgeting and Leadership. CUNY/Hunter undergraduate in communications and business, Graduate of the Institute of Literature, USDA Graduate School Executive Program, Harvard Business School – branding/executive leadership, Educator, University Level: Public Education/Community Relations, Trainer: Crisis Management, Branding
One of the Five Top Woman-Owned Businesses and Woman Entrepreneurs, U.S. SBA,
Best 25 Women in Business, Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development
Rotary Club of Stroudsburg, Rotarian of the Year 1994
Paul Harris Fellowship Award of the Year 1999
U.S.Small Business Person of the Year
The University of Scranton Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year
United Way Volunteer of the Year (Chair of Campaign)
Women in Communications Sarah Award for Public Relations
Working Woman Entrepreneur of the Year New York City Region
Gottleib Award for Creative Writing
Long Island Star journal’s Journalism Award
Numerous citations from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania senators and house representatives for her business-growth and community involvement
International ARTEMIS Leadership Award
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE:
National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)
Executive Committee, Chamber of Commerce
Washington DC Chamber of Commerce
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
American Marketing Association (AMA)
International Affiliation of Advertising Agencies (IAAA)
United Way Board of Directors
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania Board Member
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
Women Executives, Inc. (WE, Inc.)
National Affiliation of Female Executives (NAFE)
Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Board
European American Woman’s Council (EAWC)
Global Executive Board Member
Professional Convention Management
Association (PCMA)
Minority Business Roundtable (MBRT)
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