Emerging Leader 2023

ALICIA HOLLOWAY, EdD

Statewide Project Director, COVID-19 | Meharry Medical College

Dr. Alicia Holloway has consistently worked in higher education to help improve health within underserved communities. Her responsibilities also included providing students with opportunities to matriculate into medical school and become public healthcare leaders.

She began as a senior administrative coordinator at Meharry Medical College. She later transitioned to the faculty development program coordinator at Morehouse School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, she managed faculty seminar series that incorporated sessions to train faculty on information technology, conflict and time management, and emotional intelligence. She held numerous leadership positions in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Development leading to a promotion as project manager for Campaign and Strategic Priorities in the Office of the President at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Due to her success at Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Holloway was selected to become the Statewide Project Director for COVID-19 at Meharry Medical College. She is the liaison between the Tennessee Department of Health and the Grand Division of Tennessee (Central, East, and West). Through this role, she leads 36 faith and communitybased organizations and seven historically Black colleges and universities to educate, mitigate, and prevent COVID-19, while increasing the healthcare workforce.

Dr. Holloway is a member of the Hendersonville Chapter of Les Gemmes, Incorporated, and the Parthenon Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. She is a former member of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals. Dr. Holloway earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Memphis, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, and her doctorate in Leadership and Professional Practice from Trevecca Nazarene University.