OCEAN CITY– The Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Kim Styer-Gallagher, owner of Coastal Marine Piling, Inc, will receive the 2022 Salute to Working Women Award and will be honored at the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon April 27 at the Ocean City Yacht Club.
The award recognizes women in business for their outstanding professional and personal achievements.
“We are so thrilled to honor Kim at our 2022 Salute to Working Women,” said Michele Gillian, executive director of the chamber. “She has a passion for serving her customers and Ocean City as a whole. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her resourcefulness is second to none. We are lucky to have her so involved in our community and she certainly is deserving of this honor.”
Kim and her late husband, Harry Michael Styer, developed Coastal Marine Piling, Inc, specializing in bulkheads, piers, foundation piling, and more. After Michael’s death, Kim, without hesitation, continued to operate the business which over the last few years has evolved and expanded. The company now carries a State of New Jersey Women’s Business Enterprise certification and can claim approximately 2,000 properties in Ocean City alone, as ones Coastal has been affiliated with. In 2021, Styer-Gallagher purchased the necessary equipment to re-launch Coastal’s water division. The company is now diversified, performing not only timber foundation piling but also helical piling, bulkheads, flood panels, boat lifts, floating docks and more.
Beyond work, she is the proud mother of three successful daughters and remains ever-present in their upbringing and scholastic focus, all the while encouraging her girls to swim. Swim booster was another passion for her. Always taking kids under her wing, she helped facilitate uniforms through tireless fundraising efforts and perseverance.
Kim now resides in Ocean City with her husband, Terence “T” Gallagher, a well-respected businessman himself. His knowledge and expertise surrounding the construction industry has further expanded Coastal’s success. Their blended family consists of eight children, including Gallagher’s two boys and three girls. The couple now operates Coastal Marine Piling, Inc. together, as it continues to build a legacy of excellence.
Dorothy F. McCrosson, Esquire, will be the keynote speaker. She is the managing partner of McCrosson & Stanton, P.C. and solicitor for the City of Ocean City. She is president of the Cape May County Bar Foundation and a member of the District I Ethics Committee. McCrosson is a graduate of Boston College and Villanova University School of Law.
The luncheon will honor all working women at home or in the workforce at noon Wednesday, April 27, at the Ocean City Yacht Club. The luncheon is open to the public and is $30 per person. For more information, to make a reservation, or to place a congratulatory ad in the program book, please contact the chamber office at (609) 399-1412 or email info@oceancitychamber.com
