Holly is a small-town girl with roots still planted on her family's dry-land wheat farm. Those early rural experiences continue to inform her mindset of sowing ideas, germinating opportunity, and propagating potential.

After earning a B.A. from Washington State University, Holly Siler's early team-building influence occurred in the retail, insurance, and real estate sectors. Moving into formal leadership roles in destination marketing, hospitality, and hunger relief, she oversaw teams in both customer-facing AND operational roles.  After 20+ years working in the Inland Northwest, Holly has reviewed thousands of resumes, conducted hundreds of interviews, and provided thousands of coaching hours to a broad cross-section of team members, deepening her passion for a holistic approach to individual and organizational wellness.

Coinciding with her completion of an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Holly feels fortunate to have experienced a life of juxtaposition. From pulling fences to curating lifestyle imagery and aiding others in processing trauma, she honors the vastness of occupational and emotional labor. From receiving farm subsidies to advocating for SNAP benefits, Holly identifies alignment between socioeconomic and political views. From declining inequitable job offers to hiring six-figure team members, she has navigated personal and professional layers of privilege and oppression. These experiences of interconnectedness position her to challenge individuals and organizations to harness the full breadth and depth of their capabilities and intersectionality.

As a self-proclaimed "dot-connector," Holly is gratified by the sales and fundraising, employee engagement, public relations, and program expansion accomplishments she and her teams earned during economic expansion and downturns. However, she is especially fulfilled by community collaboration projects, such as a regional rebranding in 2014 and increasing access to free weekend meals for food-insecure children. Additionally, she has enjoyed the connections made through her membership in organizations such as the National Association of Insurance Women, Washington Society of Association Executives, Society of Government Meeting Planners, Washington Service Corps, and Leadership Yakima. Moreover, Holly previously served on the Pasco Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Columbia Basin College and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Washington State Association of College Trustees. Additional affiliations include the American Counseling Association, SAIGE Counseling, Society of Indian Psychologists, and the Association for Specialists in Group Work.

Holly, her husband, and their fur babies reside in Tri-Cities, Washington.  She enjoys travel, home improvement, yoga, and neuroscience.  Both personal and professional experiences serving rural and agriculture-based communities continue to influence her advocacy for community health and higher education for underserved and underrepresented populations in eastern Washington.