Dr. Florence Holland is an educator and diversity professional with over 12 years of experience firmly grounded in areas such as diversity student recruitment and retention. As the newly appointed first Manager for Inclusion, Pipeline and Retention Programs with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) she manages the recently developed Diversity and Inclusion Pipeline Initiative through profession awareness, program development and implementation and research, analysis and reporting. Her work revolves around a profession-wide and profession-funded initiative to improve the quantity and quality of underrepresented minorities in the accounting profession and ultimately securing their CPA licensure. Prior to her appointment at the AICPA she served as the first Special Assistant to the Associate Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at Auburn University. There she was responsible for the implementation of the University's Strategic Diversity Plan. During her tenure she served as project director/coordinator of several programs National Science Foundation grants, was an advisor to student organizations and a member on numerous university committees. Dr. Holland has also served as the first Minority Programs Coordinator for the Minority Drop-In Center within the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Auburn University. Prior to her work at Auburn University she was a middle and high school teacher of Mathematics in the Cobb County and Fulton County School Systems in Georgia. Dr. Holland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with a minor in psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), a Master's of Arts in Education in Educational Administration (K-12) from Ball State University, and a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from Argosy University, Sarasota where her research focused on the persistence of underrepresented minorities at predominately white institutions. She just recently received her Executive MBA from Auburn University on May 9, 2015. Despite all her educational pursuits and professional career her main focus always remains her passion for children and their ability to find their life's calling and purpose through exposure and opportunity. Therefore she is committed to giving back and serves in her community through her church (Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church) and youth ministry involvement, tutoring middle and high school students in mathematics and ACT preparation, as a member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and supporting her family in scouting. Her ultimate pride and joy are her three sons - Michael, 10, Miles, 8, and Major, 5 with whom she parents with her amazingly supportive husband, Michael.