Holly Cassidy was born in Colorado and grew up in South Dakota and Arizona. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from University of Connecticut in 2000, she moved to Cincinnati for a role at GE Aircraft Engines. It was with GE that she was relocated to France with her husband and children, where she began her long and continuing journey to learn French. After 5 years in Paris, she returned to Cincinnati, where she felt a deep longing for toutes les choses françaises. She was delighted to become connected with Alliance Francaise, where she has been taking classes since 2016. In addition to being a numbers-cruncher, Holly’s claim to fame is that she has been in all 50 of the United States, and has visited dozens of other countries. Nevertheless, her travel bucket list remains long.
Jude has been an Alliance Française member for the past eight years. She studied French in college and spent 10 days hiking in Provence 5 years ago. She frequently attended Alliance events and has been a Bastille Day regular. She has extensive Board experience and knowledge of working with youth and arts programs.