Palmetto Education Connection

Holly is a lifelong educator and advocate whose passion for inclusion and equity began in a small town outside Rochester, NY, surrounded by a family of dedicated teachers. Her early volunteer work with students with disabilities revealed the urgent need for systemic support in schools—and sparked her lifelong commitment to making education more inclusive, compassionate, and just. After graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Education from St. Bonaventure University, Holly moved to Seattle, WA, where she taught middle school students with autism and co-taught English and U.S. History for five years. She went on to earn a Master’s in Education (magna cum laude) from the University of Washington and completed the prestigious Danforth Educational Leadership Program, with a focus on Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.