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
No caucus information on file.
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)