Holly’s efforts are centered largely around local and statewide public affairs and policy issues.  She is currently implementing a public affairs campaign for the Pension Fairness for Illinois Communities Coalition, an organization of communities seeking to pass statewide pension reform legislation. She also provides media relations and community outreach support to raise public awareness of the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program.

Prior to joining CG&A, Holly spent more than four years in Frankfurt, Germany, where she immersed herself in the German culture and advanced her fluency in the language. It was in Germany that she entered the world of journalism and honed her media relations skills as a financial news translator and writer for Dow Jones Newswires. Upon her return to the U.S., Holly worked as a beat reporter in Chicago, covering options and derivatives trading markets.

Holly is a graduate of Georgetown University with a Bachelor of Arts in German, and minors in Spanish and Business. She is a volunteer with Chicago Cares, and in keeping with her love of foreign languages, participates in both German and Spanish language clubs.