Holly’s work has secured more than $13 million in funding and drawn support from large foundations, thriving municipalities, flagship universities, and world-class libraries and museums. A sought-after speaker, Holly has presented at MIT’s Science Festival Alliance, TedX, the National Science Foundation, LBCon, and others. In 2014, she was named among the Missoulian newspaper’s “20 Under 40,” and in 2013, she was awarded a global Noyce Fellowship. Holly was a visiting student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health during her graduate studies. Holly has taught classes at the University of Montana on social innovation and designing for change, and at Stanford d. school. She lives in Missoula, Montana with her husband and son.

Holly is committed to her community. She is engaged in the Missoula Downtown Association, gives her time as a Powerhouse Montana mentor, and serves on the board of the Missoula United Way.