ALICE HOLST

Alice is RISE INDY's Vice President of Operations, offering strategic vision to coordinate RISE’s overall structure, financial and information processes, and long-term planning to make the most of our resources. She believes that the right tools and methods are essential in making a good organization great. 

After studying political science at Yale and the University of Copenhagen, Alice taught English in France for several years. Since then, she has worked for and with many campaigns and elected officials, including Senator Evan Bayh, Congressman André Carson, and President Barack Obama, as well as at the Indiana Democratic Party. Throughout her career, Alice has managed multi-million-dollar budgets and ensured the legal compliance of thousands of political donations and expenditures.

Alice comes from a family of educators and attended public schools K-12. She grew up in New England and has also lived in Montreal. She speaks French and Danish now, and has studied (but forgotten!) Spanish, German, and Arabic.