Her clients include leaders from Adobe, Google, Ford Motor, Johnson & Johnsons, Amazon, The Air Force, PayPal, The Pittsburgh Steelers, and many other organizations in the US and abroad.
PITTSBURGH, PA, July 23, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ — Mary Lee Gannon has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Gannon has a unique perspective as a certified executive coach and a 19-year corporate CEO, currently running a $31 million organization within a 95,000-employee organization. Her personal turnaround came as a stay-at-home mother with four children under seven-years-old who endured a divorce that took her and her four children from the country club life to public assistance from where she re-invented her life to support her family. Today she helps others advance quickly the way she had to in her career without sacrificing well-being or relationships through her executive coaching practice at MaryLeeGannon.com and her podcast named The Still Space. Her clients include leaders from Adobe, Google, Ford Motor, Johnson & Johnsons, Amazon, The Air Force, PayPal, The Pittsburgh Steelers, and many other organizations in the US and abroad.
“When we can look inside ourselves and regulate what haunts us, we regain power to create a life by design, not default,” said Ms. Gannon. “I help people learn what to do with the injurious stories they tell themselves and allow for more satisfying emotions which fuel relatability and efficacy. That builds your presence and makes you the ‘must have.'”
Ms. Gannon has made significant contributions to her field. Since 2002, she has been the president and chief executive officer of three hospital foundations by day and since 2009 she has additionally held the title of executive coach, serving clients both nationally and internationally through phone and virtual sessions.
Her career has been marked by a series of impactful leadership roles. Ms. Gannon has been the president of the St. Margaret Foundation since 2009. From 2002 to 2009, she was the president and chief executive officer of the Forbes Health Foundation, where she notably raised $10.4 million for a hospital that had previously experienced the largest hospital bankruptcy in U.S. history. Ms. Gannon also found success as the executive director of Ohio Valley General Hospital Foundation between 2001 and 2002. Her earlier roles include serving as the executive director of Three Rivers Advertising Specialty Association from 1996 to 2001, during which time she also worked as a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Ms. Gannon received numerous professional credentials that have furthered her expertise, including Professional Coach (PC) Certification from Duquesne University, coach certification (ACC) from the International Coach Federation in 2021 to current, participation in the coaching in medicine and leadership from Harvard University in 2010, accreditation in the Google originated Search Inside Yourself Program from the Institute for Transformational Leadership at Georgetown University in 2017, and Certified Association Executive (CAE) by the American Society of Association Executives from 2005 to current.
In addition to her work-related commitments, Ms. Gannon has held dozens of volunteer leadership roles in non-profit agencies, including serving as the president of the Rotary Club of Fox Chapel, and Saint Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind and as the chairperson of the development committee at the Center for Healthcare Solutions.
Throughout her career, Ms. Gannon has received numerous accolades for her contributions and leadership. Mary Lee is the recipient of the Honorary Woman of Courage Award by Pennsylvania Women Work, The Lifetime Achievement Award by Pittsburgh Society of Association Executives, The Women of Integrity Award by Pittsburgh Professional Women, The Leading Lady Award by Oakland Catholic, WHIRL Magazine’s Women in Business Award and Influential Leader Award by Pittsburgh Professional Women for her work during COVID19.
Ms. Gannon attributes much of her success to her faith and signature strengths of discernment and strategy. The significant challenges she experienced shaped her career. Looking toward the future, Ms. Gannon aims to continue her work in coaching and leadership, always striving to help others realize their potential. She is married to Arnd von Waldow.
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