“I have had the privilege of working with Althea on a few different forums and groups on racial reconciliation. It’s clear her desire for community growth and unity drives all that she does. She is skilled in creating a plan that works best for each group to experience productive, effective conversation. She is disarming to those in these groups allowing all an opportunity to share and grow in these spaces. She leads with grace and kindness, empowering others to speak while encouraging and challenging all to continue to learn from each other.”

“Althea possesses the unique gifting of bringing out the relevance, depth, and humor within tough conversations — especially around race & diversity. Learning from her and leading alongside her taught me how to cultivate these dynamic conversations across a wide variety of audiences. Her focus on authenticity and the structure of each meeting allowed for robust group discussion on the history of Race in America and the path forward. ”

“Althea was recruited to KIPP DC to help us achieve a critical strategic priority — securing a location for our second high school. Over the course of four years, the path to securing the site took many different forms, and Althea was persistent, adaptive, creative, and optimistic in pursuing this priority. She has been instrumental in KIPP DC’s progress to date, which required navigating a wide range of community leaders and elected officials as well as putting forth a winning proposal to the mayor of the District of Columbia. Ms. Holford designed and hosted a number of community forums, town halls, and has gone door-to-door in pursuit of this objective with a passion and conviction I admire.”

“I had the amazing opportunity to work with Althea on the Deputy Mayor’s for Education’s Safe Passage Initiative. Althea was the consummate professional. She knew how to put everyone at ease the moment she entered the room. Her diligence and attention to detail made the process far more pleasant than I ever could have imagined. She kept us up to date on any changes and was able to adjust on the fly. I look forward to working with Althea again in the near future!”