Meet The CEO & Founder

Dr. Holmes is the founder of The BFCA Experience LLC. As a former Division I collegiate athlete, she combines her experience and expertise to support and educate athletes. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, proud alumni of The Great Bethune-Cookman University, and earned her doctoral degree in Social Work at Barry University. Dr. Holmes has worked in various fields, including higher education, addiction, mental health, healthcare, athletics, and more.

 

Her professional experience includes Instructional Design, Executive Director of Admissions in Healthcare, Regional Director of Education for Tutoring and College Readiness, Athletic Transition, and more. Dr. Holmes is dedicated to sharing her experience and research to empower all athletes to tap into who they are underneath the uniform. She recognizes the urgency to empower athletes and the significance of representation for Black athletes.

 

She shares her intercollegiate athletic experience and corporate journey with students, student-athletes, coaches, and educators to promote a healthier and intentional platform for recruitment, academic readiness, and preparation for Corporate America. Her contribution to research focuses on the emotional and mental impact for Black female collegiate athletes as they shift from being an athlete to a professional sector. Still, her passion contributes to the growth of all athletes.

​

Dr. Holmes has presented at many colleges and universities including USF for the National Council of Negro Women as the Keynote speaker, Eureka College, and Bethune-Cookman University, and more. She also has worked with local volleyball and football teams in South Florida including West Boca High School, Boca High School, and Spanish River High School, and is doing the same in Dallas.

 

Dr. Holmes has also presented at over 10 national conferences thus far including Alliance of Social Workers in Sports and the Black Student-Athlete Summit. She has also facilitated workshops for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student- Athlete Organization at Wesleyan University, and is a founding board member of a non-profit organization; Plus Twenty Three.

 

Dr. Holmes also shares her journey and research via podcast interviews and magazine features, In 2021, she was featured in REVOLT TV'S Halftime Report, athlete development workshops for Eureka College, guest speaker at Istrouma Magnet Middle School/High School in Baton Rouge, high schools in Virginia, a featured speaker at the Women In Athlete Development Symposium hosted by Hilliard Solutions & Berkley's School of Social Welfare, and more!