‘I’m a
Very Lucky
Lady’ CEO Reflects
on Life
SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF
hen Golden Slipper Gems needed to stuff and mail 1,000 envelopes, 82-year-old
Merle Holman was one of the first to volunteer.

Holman, who still works part time as the CEO of her company Group Dynamics In Focus,
never says no, said Golden Slipper Gems Executive Director Marcia Garrell. When something needs
to get done, Holman just does it.

“She’s really an example of how one should live when you are older,” Garrell said. “She is very
interested in doing new things. She’s a joiner. As you get older, you need to sometimes be more flexible
because your body hurts or you’re having trouble with a hand. She’s somebody who’s able to get over
those bumps and keep on going with the things that excite her about her life. Every time I talk to her,
she is doing something new.”
Holman is an active volunteer with and board member of Golden Slipper and Act II Playhouse.

Once a week, she also comes into work at Group Dynamics, which she founded in 1981.

“I’ve gotten through a lot,” Holman said. “I’m so fortunate to be doing all of this.”
6 DECEMBER 20, 2018
THE GOOD LIFE
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