Keep America Beautiful Staff Spotlight:
Collin Holder
Welcome to our Staff Spotlight series, where we shine a light on the incredible individuals driving positive change at Keep America Beautiful! Today, we’re delighted to highlight Collin Holder, Director of Corporate Initiatives. As a long-time volunteer for over 20 years, his commitment to the mission of creating clean, green, and sustainable places to live is truly inspiring.
Dive into our Q&A session below to discover more about Collin’s journey with Keep America Beautiful.
Q: How long have you worked for Keep America Beautiful?
A: I have been with Keep America Beautiful since February 2024, but I have been volunteering with the organization through various affiliates including Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. I have been volunteering for the mission since 2000!
One of my proudest memories is winning a Youth of the Year award from Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful in 2015.
Q: Where are you located?
A: Macon, Georgia area
Q: What do you do for Keep America Beautiful?
A: I am the Director of Corporate Initiatives
Collin Holder (left) volunteers with several others for Sustainability Night at State Farm Arena, sponsored by Novelis, to collect aluminum cans for recycling during an Atlanta Hawks game.
Q: What does beauty mean to you?
A: Beauty to me means Civic Pride. A beautiful community is one where neighbors help neighbors from all different capacities. Funders making great work happen, local governments working with volunteer groups to create community spaces, and local citizens helping to prevent litter by cleaning the spaces that mean the most to them.
Q: What three words describe how you feel about your work?
A: The work that I get to do makes me feel inspired, ignites passion, and creates a sense of purpose.
Q: What was the most rewarding/inspiring project you’ve worked on or been a part of?
A: A project that l am most proud of is when I was able to create a streetscape of flowerpots in a creative district in the City of York, PA. It was a small investment that created a large impact, and created a beautiful streetscape in the Royal Square Arts District.
Q: What is the strangest piece of litter you’ve ever collected?
A: The strangest piece of litter that I have ever collected was a wedding veil.
Q: When you’re not doing beautiful things, what are you doing?
A: When I am not doing beautiful things, I am trying to travel to as many places as I can, pretending to dance like I know how, and researching how creatives are changing the world!
Q: What’s a piece of advice you’ve been given while doing this work?
A: Something that I have learned in making the world a more beautiful place is that the little things matter. It’s the little things that spark the engine that drives the largest changes.
About Keep America Beautiful®:
Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. Established in 1953, Keep America Beautiful® strives to End Littering, Improve Recycling, and Beautify America’s Communities. We believe everyone has a right to live in a clean, green, and beautiful community, and shares a responsibility to contribute to that vision. The organization is driven by the work and passion of 700 Keep America Beautiful® affiliates, millions of volunteers, and the collaborative support of corporate partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Join us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, and YouTube. Donate and take action at kab.org.
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