JR Holt merges groupware with traditional facilitation methods to heighten group communication in sessions such as strategic planning, business process reengineering, decision support, and process analysis.  She started her company in 1991 specialing in computer-assited meeting facilitation, training and systems leasing in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area.  JR uses GroupSystems for Windows and ThinkTank groupware.

JR earned her “Certified Master Facilitator” designation from the International Institute for Facilitation (INIFAC) in 2005 and was re-certified in 2009.  She became a "Certified Professional Facilitator" of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) in 2004 and earned her re-certification in 2009.   In 2006, she was Co-Chair and Program Chair for the IAF North America Conference in Baltimore, MD. 

JR learned her basic facilitation skills when working for the US Navy as a Management Analyst (GM-343-13) during the Total Quality Leadership effort.  Her background also includes leadership of a non-profit organization; she conducted computer-based staffing analyses, financial studies, and efficiency review studies as a Management Analyst for the US Army and Navy for 13 years; she worked with a US Senator on Capitol Hill as well as for a multinational corporation in its Washington, DC Congressional Relations office; and she was a school teacher. 

As a professional trainer with a degree in Education, she designs, develops, and delivers custom training specifically tailored for a variety of organizations. 

JR has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with Minors in Physics and Education from Radford University in Radford, Virginia.