Allow Me To Introduce Myself...
My name is Hollace Romans, but I go by Holly, and am a senior Elementary Education major. Born and raised from Brookeville, Maryland, I have always been a Maryland girl who enjoys playing lacrosse, eating crabs, and going to the beach for the summer. I used to dance in high school and helped choreograph my school’s Spring Musical, Children of Eden, which won Musical of the Year at the Cappies Gala Awards Ceremony. I also played lacrosse and soccer all four years at the varsity level at my high school, Glenelg Country School. I was extremely active with community service and won an award for 150+ hours earned within a single school year my senior year.
After graduating high school, I chose to attend the University of Maryland in College Park. I quickly became a Recruitment Intern at Gossett Football Team House for the University of Maryland football team. I am still there and have become head of graphic design for all promotional mailings and run the Official Maryland Pride Tumblr Page. I continued my interest in Domestic Violence Awareness into my college career after coordinating and leading two successful events in high school, The Sweetheart Project and The Duct Tape Ceremony, both supporting In Honor of Her, Inc., a local non-profit dedicated to spreading Domestic Violence Awareness. I became a Public Relations intern for this organization and ran both their Facebook and Twitter pages.
I am currently Vice President- Member Education for the Alpha Rho Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority. This position for my sorority puts me second in command on the chapter's executive board. I educate future members and current members of the collegiate chapter by implementing member education workshops on topics such as risk management, leadership development, academic excellence, and national policies; lead by example; manage a team of 11, who mentor and support new members; communicate regularly with members of the National Leadership Team and Chapter Advisory Board; and prepare in-depth reports to National Kappa Delta. I am extremely devoted to my sorority because my grandmother, mother, aunt, and godmother all were Kappa Deltas at the University of Maryland.
All of these experiences have shaped me into the person I am today. I have plenty of hard working qualities that will make me a great partner. I am very organized and like to plan ahead. I have not always been great with time management, but being on Council for my sorority has shown me how important it truly is. I have significantly improved my time management skills and try to avoid procrastinating as much as possible. I have never turned in an assignment that I did not feel confident about and continue to strive for higher standards in my work. Hopefully, this experience will allow me to learn even more from my partners.
