Holly McKay Burnette joined Community Eye Center in 1995 after relocating from Connecticut.
She received her Associate of Arts degree in Business with Summa Cum Laude honors from Ashford University in Clinton, IA and is currently nearing completion of her Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Administration.
She became certified in 2003 as a Professional in Human Resources through the Human Resource Certification Institute. She held board positions with The Charlotte County Society for Human Resource Management (CCSHRM) including the position of President in 2006. As President of CCSHRM she held a board position with the HR Florida State Council and received the HR Professional of the Year award in Charlotte County in both 2004 and 2005.
She worked extensively with the Charlotte County Chapter of The American Cancer Society as a board member and worked on committees for the Relay for Life. She led the Community Eye Center team to the first ever silver status in fund raising for the Relay for Life. She is a member of the National Society for Human Resource Management and the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators.