We are excited to announce that Anthony Holland will be joining our Board! He is the Vice President of Mercury in Los Angeles and we are honored to have his broad experience in public affairs, political campaigns, and community outreach initiatives. Read his bio below and get to know him a little bit better!
Prior to joining Mercury, Anthony served as a Community Relations Manager for several
international construction and development companies working on the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Purple Line Extension project.
Anthony’s diverse campaign experience includes serving as a Political Director for California
Gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa, and managed his state-wide listening tour,
successfully managing Congressional candidate Nannette Barragan’s (CA-44) campaign in 2016,
and also served as a Special Advisor on both Los Angeles County’s Measure H and the City of
Los Angeles’ Proposition HHH campaigns which aimed to reduce homelessness.
Previously, Anthony worked as Associate and later Community Relations Manager at Dakota
Communications where he oversaw a number of sensitive, high stakes strategic
communications projects for public figures and corporate clients. He co-managed the outreach
initiative for Dragados, Astaldi, and Southland’s 1.4 billion dollar bid for Metro’s Purple Line
Extension.
Anthony graduated from the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies in 2004 and obtained a
degree in Political Science from Cal Poly Pomona. He lives in Los Angeles.
