Holly Ward

“I need to live in a way that when I’m not here, I’ve made this place better.” A passion for making a positive difference drives Dr. Holly Ward in all that she does. That passion has led her from a classroom in Budapest where she first fell in love with teaching, to embarking on her first entrepreneurial venture in educational consulting, to creating Shore Coaching, the professional and leadership coaching business she runs today.

As a lifelong learner, Holly has continually sought out opportunities to challenge herself and grow, from traveling around the globe, to spending time living in Hungary and New York City, to pursuing additional professional development and training. Both Holly and her husband Jon are “triple dawgs”-- they received their undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, which they still call home.

Holly and Jon have raised their three sons in Athens, where they are involved in their church and community. They strive to balance work with doing things they enjoy and being around people they care about, while always looking forward to meeting new people, whether in Athens or abroad. When Holly isn’t coaching or volunteering, you can find her running, or packing a bag to get to the beach. Any beach.