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Holly Richardson
JoinedDecember 3, 2020
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Holly Richardson is a writer, speaker, humanitarian and world traveler. Her first academic degree was as a Registered Nurse, then after a 30-year break from school, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication focusing on Public Relations, followed by a Master's degree in Professional Communication and earned her PhD in Political Science, focusing on nonprofit administration and international relations. Her research interests include emotional labor, burnout, deep self-care, international humanitarian work and volunteers. A former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, she has been actively involved in Utah politics for more than 20 years. She was a columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune for 4 years and is now a columnist for the Deseret News and the editor of Utah Policy.
Monday Musings

4th quarter goal-setting

Holly Richardson·September 26, 2022
The fourth quarter of 2022 begins on Saturday. It barely seems possible that we’ve arrived here so quickly. I swear,...
Trail Mix

Trail Mix with Dr. DeLaina Tonks

Holly Richardson·September 21, 2022
The mix of experiences Dr. Tonks has had along her professional trail to becoming the Director of Mountain Heights Academy...
Monday Musings

Campaign sign wars

Holly Richardson·September 19, 2022
Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the final campaign push heading into Election Day. Signs sprout up seemingly overnight,...
Friday Favorites

Friday Favorites: Tweets of the week

Holly Richardson·September 16, 2022
In the spirit of pumpkin spice season, I got a kick out of this tweet: As a social scientist and...
Trail Mix

Trail Mix with Jenney Rees

Holly Richardson·September 14, 2022
Director Jenny Rees, who oversees the Department of Government Operations, joins me to share her trail from her first job...
Monday Musings

Quiet quitting? Or quiet firing?

Holly Richardson·September 12, 2022
“Quiet quitting” has been in the news and on social media in the last couple of months or so. Is...
Trail Mix

Trail Mix with Rep. Robert Spendlove

Holly Richardson·September 7, 2022
Representative Spendlove joins Utah Policy to take us through the mix of experiences he’s had along the trail to becoming...
Friday Favorites

Pumpkin spice season is upon us

Holly Richardson·September 2, 2022
Yesterday, September 1, marked the start of all things pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is now so ubiquitous, in fact, that...
Trail Mix

Trail Mix with Derek Miller

Holly Richardson·August 31, 2022
In our first episode of “Trail Mix,” we visit with Derek Miller, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber...
Monday Musings

Honoring Hannah Kaaepa

Holly Richardson·August 29, 2022
On Saturday, I drove with my husband and two of my daughters to the Iosepa Cemetery out in the Skull...
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