Holly Wortmann grew up in an active 4-H family, showing horses in both county and state fairs. A graduate of College of Saint Mary with a communications degree, Wortmann now serves the Crofton schools district as a substitute teacher and coaches the Play Production team.

Holly and husband, Chris, own a structural engineering firm and live on the Wortmann family farm with their four daughters, Elizabeth, Sophia, Cecilia, and Meredith. Holly also serves as a director of the Nebraska Association of County Extension Boards.

Her favorite hobby includes home-canning, especially the part when the ping of the quart jar lids seal at the end of a canning day.