Gay Fogarty is an experienced coach, consultant and trainer with a background in executive coaching, career management and organization and leadership development. Dr. Fogarty’s work over the past eighteen years has been dedicated to helping individuals and organizations realize their full potential. Her strong belief in the worth of each individual and in their ability to make a substantial contribution to other individuals and to the organizations that employ them has been evident throughout her career in human resource development and training. Gay’s proven ability to effectively assist individuals and organizations in assessing, planning and implementing change has gained her the reputation of being a coach and consultant who helps others take action and achieve results. A recent recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Women of Vision award, Dr. Fogarty has been recognized by the professional community for her contributions to other’s development.

Gay has worked with a broad range of executives in numerous industries including financial services, healthcare, technology, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufacturing, publications, communications, professional services, consumer products and non-profits. She has conducted organizational assessments and facilitated focus groups in response to major organizational change. She has provided consulting and training for managers in group facilitation, team building, performance management, succession planning and high potential identification, meeting leadership and management, communications and supervisory skills. Gay has designed and delivered a wide variety of career management workshops and has made numerous presentations to professional organizations, colleges and universities on topics such as psychological contracts, executive coaching, managing transitions, networking and leadership development.

She is the founder of the Fogarty Group, a virtual consulting firm that specializes in leadership development and career coaching. Gay has held a number of management positions with several international career transition firms, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Office of Manchester, Inc. She has experience in both the start up of new businesses and the growth of existing ones and had responsibility for executive coaching, career transition, leadership development and change/career management services. Previously, Dr. Fogarty worked in the financial services industry as an Educational Director for Mellon Bank where she was responsible for the creation and coordination of Master Trust University, a comprehensive training program designed to increase productivity and professionalism.

Dr. Fogarty holds a B.A. in Psychology from Dickinson College , a M.S.W. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Organization Development from Temple University . Her doctoral dissertation defined the change in psychological contracts between employers and managers following downsizing. She has received certification as a leadership coach through Linkage’s Coaching for Leaders Program and Manchester ’s Executive Coaching Program. Dr. Fogarty is a member of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, LLC, a worldwide network of coaches, founded by Marshall Goldsmtih, a renowned expert in the field of Executive Coaching. She has been selected as a Coach to work with the participants of The New Generation Leadership Summit, Carnegie Mellon University ’s Program for Executives and. Pittsburgh CORO Women In Leadership programs.

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