Holly Mar-Conte is a dedicated community advocate and leader with extensive experience in leading efforts to improve outcomes for children and families. She currently serves as the Lane County Child Care Sector Strategist, housed at Onward Eugene, the economic development arm to the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. 

In this role, she supports child care providers, community based organizations, K-12 and higher education, government and elected officials, employers, parents and families to identify solutions to improve access to quality, affordable child care. She has nearly twenty years of experience working in local and statewide early learning systems, public policy, and collective impact efforts and holds a Masters in Planning, Public Policy and Management with an emphasis in Nonprofit Management from the University of Oregon.