Biographies Parick Galvin, Ellen Grosshans

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Patrick Galvin, Partner

Patrick Galvin is a dynamic public speaker and presenter whose seminars and workshops put the power of public relations in clients’ hands. His innovative programs teach people how to build visibility and credibility for themselves and their businesses.

Patrick's involvement in public relations dates back to childhood, hosting San Francisco's first radio show devoted to children's issues and working as a reporter for Youth News, a nationally broadcast radio program. In college, he served as Chief of Staff for a San Francisco County Supervisor and was responsible for all public relations efforts. After graduating from business school, he was named director of sales and marketing for a California-based filtration company with responsibility for all public relations functions in Latin America and Canada. Before co-founding Galvin Communications, Patrick served as President of Galvins Business & Home Office Furniture where he created the company's business and communications strategies and garnered significant public relations exposure for the stores in both regional and national media.

In addition to his client work, Patrick is an active member of the San Francisco Young Entrepreneur's Organization, recently completing a term as President and currently serving as Publicity Chair. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Emeryville Chamber of Commerce.

Patrick received a BS in International Relations (Cum Laude) from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C., and an MBA with a marketing emphasis from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) in Arizona. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

Ellen Grosshans, Partner

Ellen Grosshans delivers public relations services that are practical and tactical. Combining strategic thinking and hands-on support , Ellen uses her expertise in marketing and brand-building to identify clients’ issues, opportunities and challenges. The result is a customized public relations campaign that fits into overall business objectives and benefits the bottom line.

Prior to co-founding Galvin Communications, Ellen was an Engagement Manager for Prophet, a San Francisco-based brand consulting firm. She oversaw engagements for clients as diverse as Allstate, British Petroleum, Wells Fargo, Grocery Outlet, Jamba Juice, Levi Strauss & Co., Discovery Channel (Retail), Schlumberger, the Haas School of Business, and Sophus Berendsen. Earlier, Ellen spent seven years in financial services, managing the international trading program for Alpha Management in San Francisco, and working in Information Services for Morgan Stanley in New York City.

Ellen received a BA in Economics and French (Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from Hofstra University in New York and an MBA from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. She spent a year at the Sorbonne University in Paris and speaks French, German and Spanish.