Ellen Gallagher Chief Operating Officer, Wilkes University – Matching Your Message: Adapting Your Style for Maximum Influence

In this episode of the “Speaking to Influence”, Dr. Laura Sicola spends time with Ellen Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer at Wilkes University.

In this episode you will learn:

• how a free text-book initiative is increasing student’s likelihood for success
• that time spent earning a 4-year degree teaches you critical interpersonal and management skills
• how everyone, regardless of their role, has the ability and responsibility to represent their organization on social media
• that filling a presentation with technical terms and knowledge, is often more about a speaker lacking confidence than effectively communicating
• to adjust you communication style to match what will most resonate with the intended audience
• that confidence and humility are not mutually exclusive and that you should be confident in your abilities, but humble enough to be ready to learn from other’s fresh perspectives.

About Ellen Gallagher:

With over 30 years of experience as a financial leader in the nonprofit sector, Ellen serves as the COO of Wilkes University, an independent, non-denominational four-year university in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She oversees several of the university’s operations including finance, information technology, facilities and dining services, campus security and capital projects. She also helps in developing the financial, technological and facility planning initiatives for the university.

Throughout her career, she has held several positions at several arts and non -profit organizations including at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, The Public Theater and New York Shakespeare Festival, the Lincoln Center Redevelopment Corporation, the Tucker Music Foundation and the Pennsylvania Ballet.

Ellen is also an accomplished pianist.

You can connect with Ellen in the following ways:

 Wilkes University: https://www.wilkes.edu

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellengallaghercoo/

You can connect with Laura in the following ways:

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