Ally Hollis joined South Cumberland Community Fund as assistant director in August of 2023, after seven years at the University of the South. Hollis graduated in 2016 with a degree in English and a minor in theatre arts, and she immediately got to work at the University's Office of Financial Aid. In February of 2018, she transitioned to working in the Office of Advancement, spending five years as assistant director of the Sewanee Fund, before moving to managing external communications for the Division of University Relations as their content and communications strategist. Ally came to the Fund through her desire to become more enmeshed in the surrounding community and her dedication to using the skills and talents that were fostered on the Mountain to help support the work of the Community Fund. "Every day, I feel like I learn something new about the amazing things people are doing here. I'm so excited to have the chance to contribute to this place that I love, and I feel incredibly lucky to be part of an organization that has done, and will continue to do such great work."