Bio: Innovator, Entrepreneur, Artist, and Professor creating vitality and viability for cities, artistic scenes and beyond. Award winning director and innovator who developed the successful UWM BFA in Acting. More than a decade of program development, creative work, and project management delivering performance, education and projects that benefit cities, and the people that live in them. Venues include The Public Theatre, Lincoln Center, The Culture Project NY, Burning Coal, NC and Spooky Action in DC. A critically acclaimed director and Zelda Fichandler Award winner, Holderness is founder/CEO of 2Ft.D – a SAAS business for the entrepreneurial developer and the capital investment that supports them. 2Ft.D is automated expertise for neighborhood-based development aimed at breaking barriers for growth that works for communities now and in the long haul. Alum: Columbia University, Vassar College, RH is also an IYT yoga teacher and holds a certificate in Authentic Leadership. Proud single mother of Lawson Mitchell (Bard) and dog owner (Annie) and custodian of “Sierra’s Sister’ an epic Sourdough Starter.