Holly Thompson
PROJECT MANAGER
With versatility in building relationships, crunching numbers, shepherding workflows, and strategically connecting dots, Holly Thompson offers a robust partnership to our clients as their Project Manager.
Her diverse background in public and non-profit sectors includes election administration, overseeing cultural re-granting programs, communicating regulatory requirements for Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation, and managing operations for a community theatre.
In 2021, she furthered her understanding of the opportunities and challenges in government administration by completing the Certified Public Manager program at Florida State University.
A helper at heart, Holly currently preps food for Meals on Wheels, supports riverbank and trail clean-up along the James River, and facilitates Opening Minds Through Art, a program celebrating people with dementia.

Core competencies
- Strategic planning
- Process improvement
- Partner research and stakeholder engagement activities
- Meeting facilitation
- Reporting
- Storytelling
- Technical Writing
- Conference planning (e.g., abstracts, presentations, speech writing)
- Data collection, management, and analysis
- State & federal grant development, writing, and management
- Team development and coaching
- Stakeholder/team/project management
- Vendor sourcing and management
- Account management
- Financial reporting
- Budget management
Likes
Moroccan flavorsFunky dance floors
Giving compliments to strangers
Kayaking cypress-lined creeks
Pushing outside my comfort zone
Dislikes
Horse fliesClosed minds
Too-tight shoes
Watching people brush their teeth
Grudges