Nancy Oreilly

About Nancy Oreilly

International philanthropist, skilled horsewoman, and trailblazer for women’s empowerment, Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD, believes women who support each other in abundance and joy are the key to equality. A successful author and educator, she recently completed a new book, In This Together: How Successful Women Support Each Other in Business and Life (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster, January 2019).Dr. Nancy founded Women Connect4Good, Inc, a social-profit [501(c)3] foundation that has provided support for many national and international charities. Her podcasts feature interviews with smart, amazing women, and her timely articles appear on popular national blogs. She previously authored Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life and two other books. Dr. Nancy occasionally speaks to selected groups on women empowerment, self-confidence and the importance of women supporting other women.Having earned numerous awards, Dr. Nancy was honored with other women, including Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, at the 2018 Canales Project in Washington DC. She serves on various boards of directors, and chairs the board for Take the Lead, Inc. whose mission is to prepare, develop, inspire and propel women to leadership parity across all sectors by 2025. She is a major supporter of the innovative program 50 Women Can Change the World––currently operating in media and entertainment, healthcare and finance––and the international work of Convoy of Hope.A licensed psychologist, she has long served on the governor-appointed Missouri Committee of Psychologists. She previously acted as the director of a large employee assistance program and as a nationally certified crisis team leader in New York City after the 9/11 attacks. She invites all people of good will to join her in reaching out to support women in the pursuit of equality, safety and success.

Experience

1. Founder and Director

   Women Connect4good, Inc

   Jan 1998 — Present

   Nancy has managed to do so much in such a classy way! Watching her as she worked with first the Backpack Program and now Suit Yourself has been inspirational! She probably can\'t even imagine the lives she has touched in such positive ways. From the little boy excited and relieved to have a backpack full of food to tide him over the weekend to a very relieved woman trying to rebuild her life and yet not having the appropriate clothing for a job interview, she has indeed made hundreds of people\'s lives better. Her presence for women of all ages through her written work and radio work has crossed many barriers and opened many subjects that women have needed to talk about and express. She is leading the way to better lives for so many people.\"Roseann Bentley, former Missouri State SenatorIn 1997 I was concerned about the lack of information and mentoring available to help women have a good experience as they were growing older. My research as a clinical psychologist established benchmarks for women\'s expectations and perception, and I\'m proud to have been published in the Journal of the American Society for Health Behavior and to have presented my results at an American Psychological Association Annual conference.In recent years, however, WomenSpeak has become a nonprofit service dedicated to helping women of all ages to thrive as they pursue their joy and share their time, talents and treasure to make the world a better place. Our website includes a Women Connect4Good section, profiles of success, personal stories, helpful articles and tips, research findings, surveys, and more. It is my intention to make connections among the many smart, amazing women I meet and to help them share information to empower and mentor other women.

Education

• Forest Institute of Professional Psychology

  PsyD, Clinical Psychology

  1985 — 1990

• Drury University

  Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Sociology and Psychology

  1969 — 1973

Skills

• Workshop Facilitation
• Healthcare
• Philanthropy
• Fundraising
• Training
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Change Leadership
• Stress Management
• Radio Producing
• Women's Leadership
• Social Networking
• Personal Development
• Women's Health
• Health
• Wellness
• Behavioral Health
• Change Management
• Leadership Mentoring
• Cbt
• Youth Empowerment
• Executive Coaching
• Non-Profits
• Therapists
• Small Business
• Keynote Speaker
• Nonprofits
• Motivational Speaking
• Public Relations
• Family Therapy
• Crisis Intervention
• Public Speaking
• Seminar Speaker
• Event Planning
• Mentoring
• Leadership
• Adolescents
• Radio Production
• Trauma Therapy
• Volunteer Development