Holly VanVoorhis is a writer and journalist based in the Pacific Northwest, where she has covered topics like public health initiatives, government administration and a higher education union. 

She is a graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. As a student, she majored in English, minored in French and concentrated her work in Global Studies. 

In addition to reporting, she also supported research for the oral history project Sweeter Than the Onions: Stories of Queer Resilience in Walla Walla, which inspired her to pursue journalism. 

You can find her work featured in the Whitman Wire and RANGE Media.