Holly Sargent and her husband, Robert Palmer, live in York, Maine where they raised their two daughters who both attended York High School. Holly is the Founder and CEO of Doing Good While Doing Well, a consulting firm focused on building bridges among non-profit institutions, social entrepreneurs, and philanthropists. Clients of hers have included the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, The Center for International Development, the Leadership Studio at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and the Angelopoulos Foundation.

She is also the Founding Director of the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board. She served for nearly twenty years as Sr. Associate Dean for Strategy and External Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School. She also served as the Executive Director for Development of the Rhodes Trust, the global NGO overseeing the Rhodes Scholars.

In her community, Holly has served as:

-The President of the York Rotary Club

-Sr. Warden and Chair of the Capital Campaign for St. George’s Episcopal Church

-Founder of Dining for Women (York)

-Vice Chair of the Community Auditorium Committee.

-Emerita Board Member of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute

-Member of the International Women’s Forum of Maine

-Member of the Diocesan Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine

Holly is as qualified for the House as they come, and now she is ready to take her expertise to Augusta to represent York and help Mainers across the state.