Embracing Differences: A Journey into Workplace Inclusion (with Michelle S. Gollapalli) - a podcast by Elena Agaragimova

In this episode of the Shift with Elena Agar - I sit down with Michelle S. Gollapalli - an internationally accredited fundraising professional with over 24 years of experience in a variety of fields such as public broadcasting, healthcare, diversity, equity and inclusion youth services,
disabilities, and education.

Michelle’s most recent position was as the Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Development at ECRI Institute, in PA. Before that, she served as Vice President of Development and Executive Director of the Jefferson Health Foundation – New Jersey, part of the erstwhile Kennedy Health
System in South Jersey, now known as Jefferson Health-New Jersey. Prior to joining the Foundation, Michelle worked as Chief Development Officer for Bancroft, where she oversaw Development, Marketing and Communications, and Admissions.

Ms. Gollapalli has mentored many professionals in the area, most recently as a regular panelist for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Mentoring Monday. She is also a published author with an undergraduate triple major in English Literature, Psychology and Journalism and an MBA in Marketing from the Mount Carmel Institute of Management in India. She received her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential in 2004 and in 2010 was awarded the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) certification from the American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Michelle was honored as one of Philadelphia’s 40 under 40 by the Philadelphia Business Journal and received the distinction of being one of the 2014 “Women to Watch” by the South Jersey Biz magazine. In 2015, the Garden State Council of NJ named her as one of their “Women of Achievement” and South Jersey magazine deemed her to be one of the “Super Women of 2014”- an accolade she won again in 2016. The March 2019 Issue of South Jersey Biz magazine featured her as one of the Best in Healthcare for the Region.

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgollapalli/

About your host:
Elena is a talent development specialist & an education advocate. She started her career in higher education, having worked across various institutions, departments and regions, followed by a shift to corporations - where she creates learning journeys, builds effective talent acquisition pipelines, and develops talent development programs. Elena has a strong interest in how we can use science - particular Behavioral and Neuro sciences - to help people learn effectively, expand their mindset and overall grow personally and professionally.

As an entrepreneur – Elena founded Bloom Youth - a tech education platform that prepares youth for the future - and co-founded Bessern – tech solution for productivity and well-being in organizations. When she is not leading talent transformation, she volunteers her time to help young students with their career development goals, as well as military veterans looking to make career transition to corporate jobs.

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