About me
Holly hails from New Hampshire but has lived in Florida since 2007 when she moved to pursue a M.S. in Environmental Science at Florida Gulf Coast University. Before that she worked at the University of New Hampshire in a benthic ecology laboratory doing taxonomy of benthic invertebrates and working on restoring and studying oyster reefs in Great Bay, NH. Holly has always had a love of the ocean and it was her dream to study and work with squid when she grew up to be a marine biologist. While she doesn’t study squid, cephalopods are still her favorite ocean animal group.
Holly has worked as an extension agent in Brevard County since January 2010. As an extension agent, she brings science-based information to the community in areas of natural resources, sustainability, climate change, and water quality and conservation. Her Extension programs include teaching the Florida Master Naturalist Program, working with communities to address climate change and sea level rise, and working with volunteers on projects like the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch.