She was born and raised in San Antonio. Holly went to college at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Habilitation of the Deaf with a minor in Child Development. Go Horned Frogs! Throughout her undergraduate career, Holly conducted research studying maternal interaction and vocabulary development in children with cochlear implants. She completed her student practicums in a variety of settings ranging from preschool to high school with both children with hearing loss and children with typical hearing. Holly is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Deaf Education and Hearing Science at the UT Health Science Center here in San Antonio. She served as an Associate teacher in preschool here at Sunshine Cottage during her first year of grad school.