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Holly McCall's Biography

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Full Name:

Holly McCall

Gender:

Female

Family:

Spouse:Tom Bitto

Birth Date:

06/04/1964

Birth Place:

Nashville, TN

Home City:

Franklin, TN

Religion:

Methodist

Attended, Public Disputes Program, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007

Graduated, Political Science/Journalism, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1987

Press Secretary, Tennessee, Hillary for America, 2016

Press Secretary, Bone for Mayor, 2015

Campaign Manager, Betty Nixon for Mayor, 1991

Assistant Finance Director, Tennessee Democratic Party, 1988-1989

Principal, Morrigan Strategies Limited Liability Company, 2015-present

Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Convention Center Authority of Nashville and Davidson County, 2013

Director of Communications, Metro Transit Authority, The Amp, 2013

Director of Communications, Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, 2010-2013

Project Manager, The Saint Consulting Group, 2006-2010

Writer, Columbus Chief Executive Officer Magazine, CM Media, 1999-2008

Reporter, Nashville Business Journal, 2003-2006

Reporter, The Joplin Globe, 2001-2002

Reporter, Suburban News Publications, 1999-2001

Reporter, CM Media/Suburban News Publications, 1999-2000

Director of Development, Vanderbilt University, 1997-1998

Director of Development, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1993-1997

Associate Editor, Greysmith Publishing, 1991-1993

Member, Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, 2016-present

Member, Urban Land Institute, 2015-present

Member, Public Relations Society of America, 2014-present

Volunteer, Better Decisions, 2008-present

Former Member, Board of Directors, Women in Numbers

Member, Nashville Triathlon Club

Member, Women Engaging in Business

Member, Womens Political Collaborative of Tennessee

Member, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 2015-2016

Member, Nashville Women's Political Collaborative, 2015-2016

Member, Urban Land Institute, 2015-2016

Volunteer, Better Decisions, Tennessee Prison for Women, 2007-2015

Board of Directors, Women in Numbers, 2013

Awards:

Outstanding Young Women of America

Current Car:

1995 Ford Explorer

Date of Wedding Anniversary:

June 4

Father's Name:

Jack Humphreys McCall

Father's Occupation:

United States Marine, World War II, South Pacific

Favorite Author:

Ayn Rand

Favorite Book:

A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole

Favorite Color:

Red

Favorite President and Why:

Lyndon Baines Johnson, who started life with no advantages and through hard work and perseverance, became president. He enacted social programs through he Great Society and pushed for civil rights legislation.

Favorite Quote:

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
-Margaret Mead

Favorite Sport:

College Football

Favorite Type of Music:

Jazz and Cole Porter

Favorite Vacation Spot:

Paris, France

First Car:

1979 Ford Fairmont

First Job:

Folding newspapers for The Williamson Leader weekly newspaper in seventh grade

Hobbies or Special Talents:

McCall's hobbies include running -- particularly marathons and half marathons -- cooking, cycling, reading, spending time with family, friends and her three dogs, and working on her house, which has been in the McCall family since 1890.

Mother's Name:

Patricia Jean Holmes McCall

Mother's Occupation:

Franklin Specia School Districtl Board Member

Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:

Write and publish a book.

Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):

Congressman John Lewis

Personal Hero and Why:

My mother, Patricia Holmes McCall. She was orphaned early in life, put herself through college, was not only an exceptional wife and mother, but was also the second woman elected to public office in Williamson County, Tennessee, and a person of integrity, strength, and intellect.

Pets (include names):

3 Dogs

Priority Issues:

Transportation and Infrastructure; Health care and Medicaid expansion

Publications:

Fergusion, Missouri: A Study in Crisis Communications

Spouse's Occupation:

Small business owner (construction)

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