Holly Lange Email and Phone Number

Holly Lange is an event planner, fundraiser and community organizer with a strong gift for logistics. She has built a business centered on helping arts and cultural organizations focus on their mission, including the Institute of Southern Jewish Life, the BB King Museum, and the Two Mississippi Museums. She has served on the boards of the Eudora Welty Foundation, Mississippi Humanities Council, Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi Museum of Art, Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and Millsaps College.In 2015 she co-founded the Mississippi Book Festival and became the first executive director. During her tenure, Holly led the growth of that organization to become one of the premier arts and cultural events of the state. Under her leadership, attendance grew from 3,700 to nearly 10,000. Since 2015, more than 600 authors have been featured at book festival events. The Mississippi Arts Commission recognized Holly’s service to the arts when it presented her with a 2022 Governor’s Arts Award. She has received other community awards from the Girl Scouts of Mississippi, the Governor's Initiative for Volunteer Excellence, and the Mississippi Business Journal. In 2017, Holly and her husband, Alan, were honored to receive the Livesay Award for Community Service from Millsaps College.Since 2023, Holly has expanded her vast experience in logistics and marketing to focus to disaster recovery solutions, founding Kinetic Solutions. A native of Austin, Texas, Holly graduated from Millsaps College. She and Alan have two sons, Ford and Jake.