Heather Holmes

As a Research Administrator, Heather currently splits her time between the Global Food Institute and the Global Women’s Institute at GW. With over 20 years of professional experience, Heather brings a variety of expertise to the Global Food Institute, including budget development and long-range planning, finance and operations, personnel management, process/systems improvement strategies and pre-/post-award administration.

When not working, Heather volunteers with several organizations in the Washington, D.C., area, including those focused on food insecurity, homelessness, at-risk youth and animal welfare. She holds a master of business administration degree from Strayer University and bachelor of arts degrees in political science and French from Mary Washington College.