Meet Holly Ponder

Office Manager

Holly Ponder is Office Manager at Wholesome Wave. Handling a variety of tasks she strives to provide assistance to staff and clients alike helping to ensure our office runs smoothly. Holly is a Law graduate from Southampton University in England, and has worked in a variety of administrative roles. She also has a passion for volunteering for organizations that work directly with underserved community groups. Wholesome Wave presented an opportunity to combine her vision and eye for detail and organization, with her passion for, creativity, challenges, helping others, and fostering community spirit. Holly has been at Wholesome Wave since May of 2011 and is constantly excited, impressed and motivated by our organizations daily achievements; she is very proud to be a part of them. Contact: holly@wholesomewave.org

Q: What food smell brings you instantly back to childhood?
A: Welsh Rarebit bubbling away, a signature dish of my fathers, it reminds me of cold winter days.

Q: What is your first food memory?
A: Creating a cheese and pineapple on sticks hedgehog in preparation for my 4th birthday party. Tasted good, looked good and handy to eat on the run!

Q: If I came to your house for supper tonight, what would you make me?
A: Mediterranean shepherds pie; a twist on the traditional baked English dish the diced roasted potato’s, red wine, and fresh red pesto add another dimension of color, flavor and texture.

Q: What is your perfect idea of happiness?
A: A warm summers day spent at the side of a beautiful lake with my friends and family, sharing good BBQ food, cold Pimms, laughter, and light hearted fun; feeling contented, happy and proud with my hand in life.

Q: What is your greatest fear?
A: Not having enough time or opportunity; to become the successful, accomplished person that I aim to be or to appreciate, and make happy the important people in my life.

Q: What historical figure do you most identify with?
A: John Smith, explorer and navigator. I too am eager to embark on journeys to learn more about new things. I also have made my own journey from Europe to the Americas, motivated by the promise of something wonderful and exciting.

Q: Who are your heroes in real life?
A: My mum. I am constantly in awe of her, completely selfless nature, endlessly positive and optimistic outlook, ability to find joy and contentment in everything she is a part of, and limitless and unwavering love and support.

Q: What do you consider your greatest achievement?
A: Having the courage to realize and act on my belief, that to leave England and uproot my life to America would be well worth the risk.

Q: What is your most treasured possession?
A: Assuming this is limited to physical and inanimate possessions I would have to say my photos. To have them to look at and share, and trigger the memories and feelings that have made me the person I am today, is an important luxury.

Q: What is your motto?
A: Die of exhaustion, not boredom!