Holly McKiernan '80 Promoted to COO & Exec. VP at Lumina Foundation

September 19, 2016

Holiday "Holly" Hart McKiernan, a 1980 graduate of DePauw University, has been promoted to chief operating officer and executive vice president at Lumina Foundation. The private, Indianapolis-based foundation works to expand student access to and success in education beyond high school. In her new role, McKiernan will continue to oversee Lumina’s operations, talent, and legal functions, while also assuming leadership of IT and impact investing.

McKiernan, a communication major at DePauw who also holds a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, began her career practicing law concentrating on nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. Prior to joining Lumina in 2003, she was executive director and counsel for Alpha Chi Omega and advised universities on approaches to high-risk student behavior.

She has has co-authored several journal articles and serves on the board of directors of ADI, Inc., a corporation that holds the charters for two Indianapolis charter schools, the Association of American Colleges and Universities, the Higher Education Resource Services, Inc., Antioch University Board of Governors, and the International Advisory Board for the Stetson University College of Law Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy.

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