GALLAGHER FOUNDATION - Key Persons
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- Director of Strategic Growth and Development
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Country Director - Mexico
- Director of the Mexico
Brenda Jiménez Torres became director of the Mexico program in 2008. Prior to joining the Gallagher Foundation, Brenda graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey. Following graduation from University, Brenda served as an Organizational Development Executive at Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma. Additionally, she founded a Community Service Office for all campuses in Monterrey Tec, and served as the Training Coordinator of Student Affairs with the University.
In parallel with the Gallagher Foundation, Brenda has served as an Institutional Effectiveness Director for high school campuses of Monterrey Tec, as a Student Affairs Director, an Administrative Director, a Career Center Director, GERZA Experiential Training Programs Coordinator, and an Independent consultant in education and training programs.
Brenda enjoys learning from the Gallagher Scholars. She thrives in helping them with whatever they need to live joyful lives, sharing time with them in a positive and constructive way.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co Founder
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jerry Gallagher first visited South Africa on vacation in 1998. A number of attributes caught their attention including its natural beauty, the delightful and friendly people and the existence of an impressive economic infrastructure. This experience led them to design and eventually create the Gallagher Foundation. Since the people of South Africa provided them with the inspiration, it was only fitting that their nation be the inaugural country for the scholarship program in 2001.
Jerry Gallagher was an extraordinary man who loved to build things. Jerry had a successful career helping build many companies. He and his wife, Ellen, built a strong, loving family. Included in his family were the Gallagher Scholars. Jerry loved to interview potential candidates to hear about their vision for their country and the role they would play in it. One of his great joys was talking with the Scholars and graduated Scholars.
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- Director of Administration
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- President of the Gallagher Foundation Upon the Passing of Jerry Gallagher
Founded by Ellen and Jerry Gallagher in 2001, the Gallagher Foundation provides undergraduate scholarships for university scholars chosen in three developing countries: Mexico at ITESM - Monterrey Campus, South Africa at the University of Cape Town and Turkey at Boğaziçi University. The Gallagher Foundation provides scholarships to Scholars with academic majors including architecture, business, education, engineering, history, language, law, math, medicine (in South Africa), philosophy, political science, psychology, science and technology.
The original group of Gallagher Scholars started their first year in 2002 in South Africa. Scholarships began in Mexico in 2004 and in Turkey in 2005. All three countries selected by the Gallagher Foundation possess the following common criteria: a democratic government, an excellent university, a developing economy that is strong enough to provide sufficient job opportunities to very talented and well educated young people, a sizable population, laws that promote religious freedom and ban discrimination (religion, race, gender), extensive use of the English language, the reality or the promise of a peaceful environment, and the potential to make a major impact in a specific region of the world.
In 2014, Megan Prindiville became President of the Gallagher Foundation upon the passing of Jerry Gallagher. Megan previously served as Director of Administration and Vice President of the organization. Jerry left a strong legacy with the Foundation and his family. Ellen Gallagher and the three Gallagher children all play central roles in the Foundation. Ellen continues to have direct involvement with the Foundation.
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- Country Director of the South Africa
Wiedaad Dollie became the Country Director of the South Africa program in 2018. She comes to the Gallagher Foundation with extensive wrap around scholarship program experience having previously worked as a Dell Young Leaders Program Associate for many years. Since 2011, Wiedaad has worked as a Student Development Consultant in the Department of Student Affairs at University of Cape Town. She also has experience as a Mentor Program Specialist and Psychologist at UCT. Wiedaad completed her undergraduate studies at University of Cape Town and her post graduate studies at University of Western Cape.