Shari Holly

Director of Operations, Pipelines

Shari began her work in the diversity & inclusion space at PromaxBDA where she implemented several development and training programs to prepare emerging talent to transition into the entertainment marketing industry and the early stages of their creative careers. Other programs and events led include Creative Coach program, HR Roundtables, Student Portfolio Nights, Executive Mentorship Programs, panels and workshops with TV network partners, and various programs through strong academic and industry partnerships nationwide.

Prior to Pipelines, Shari was the Program Administrator for the first-ever Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP); created and endorsed by both the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) where she created an immersive program with the objective of providing more access and opportunity to underrepresented directors in commercial production.

She currently oversees all operations and development of the Pipelines mobile app which connects underrepresented talent to career and training opportunities in tech, entertainment, and creative industries, and companies to a vast pool of underrepresented talent.