Jennifer Holliday serves as the first Military Family Liaison for the State of Alabama. She is a military spouse with over 21 years of military life experience with her Army husband Doc Holliday, including 7 wartime deployments and 9 PCS moves while raising their three Army BRATS. They now live on the “retiree side,” in Huntsville.

Jennifer has always focused on leading, mentoring, and supporting military spouses and families, and has engaged with Department of Defense quality of life programs on countless occasions. She has worked with these programs both personally and in support roles on behalf of military families at various stages of transition, crisis, or general inquiry.

Her past military spouse leadership roles centered around Family Readiness Group Leader and Advisor positions, including the 3d SFG(A) Headquarters and 3ID Headquarters. Jennifer was also the Vice President of the Stan the Man Foundation from 2006-2010, helping the organization continue and expand its mission to support military families in need at Fort Bragg.

Since moving to Alabama in 2016 for Doc to serve as the Redstone Arsenal Garrison Commander, Jennifer has cultivated an expansive network across the local military spouse, civilian, Federal, and Veteran communities. She has volunteered in a variety of roles across the community and continues to serve as the Communications Director for the Semper Fi Community Task Force.

Current major engagement activities within the role of Military Family Liaison include but are not limited to:

• Advocating for military-connected policies and programs to help make Alabama the most military-ready state by improving quality of life for military families across all components, service branches, and life stages
• Leading the Alabama Military Spouse Advisory Council
• Serving as an MSEP SAN Ambassador
• Serving as a Guiding Star with the Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s new community welcome program
• Co-leading the monthly Stakeholder Convening: Child Care for Military Families with Olivia Burley, Washington State Military Spouse Liaison
• Working collaboratively with Military Family and Spouse Liaisons and partner organizations across the nation and within Alabama

Connect with Jennifer today via email or LinkedIn.

Military Spouses in or moving to Alabama: Join Jennifer inside the MSAN Alabama Military Spouse HUB to connect, explore resources, request a mentor if you’d like, and attend Alabama’s Military Spouse Advisory Council meetings.