Gale Schmidt Hodavance

Principal / Account Services Director

Clients like Gale — not only for her marketing and communications savvy. But for her schmoozing ability!

Gale loves to interact with clients … over lunch, over a few drinks, at their home, at her home, wherever (just sneak a peek at her expense account). She loves hobnobbing with clients and really getting to know them and their business. And clients love that she takes such a genuine interest in them. Especially since she’s one of the principals of the company!!

Perhaps Gale is so good as this aspect of the job because of her Public Relations background. Before co-founding Jangle, she managed the public relations function at DeSales University and was founding marketing and communications executive of what is now Lehigh Valley Hospital. She also ran her own consulting business in marketing, communications and health-care management and was Vice President of HealthSearch, Lehigh Valley Hospital’s in-house search agency for physicians and executives. Whew! Gale’s successful career was recognized by the Department of Community and Economic Development when she was named one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business.

Obviously one smart cookie, Gale holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Master of Science degree in Community Systems Planning and Development, both from Pennsylvania State University.

As anyone who knows Gale knows, she is the VERY proud mother of two children — Michael and Kristen — who Gale just loves to talk about. And talk about. And talk about. If you have a few hours to kill, ask her about them when she takes you out to lunch.