Holly is a Certified Advanced Master Gardener with the University of Connecticut, (2011). She is a long-time resident of Newtown and chairman of the Newtown Conservation Commission for six years. Holly recently retired from Earth Tones Native Plant Nursery in Woodbury (seven seasons), where her love of native plants as well as their importance for supporting pollinators and other wildlife was nurtured. She is a past president of the Garden Club of Newtown and co-founder, educator and current president of Protect Our Pollinators, a local non-profit group based in Newtown which advocates for pollinators by eliminating harmful pesticides and encouraging native plantings that provide and preserve beneficial wildlife habitat.