Merald Holloway

Merald Holloway joined the Rural Forward program in 2020 and now serves as a Program Manager for MDC’s Rural Prosperity & Investment Project Team, serving as the lead for the Non-Profit Community Capacity Program.

Formally educated at the University of North Carolina and the University of Phoenix, and with more than two decades of senior management experience in areas such as retail operations, staff development, nonprofit management, community development, and diversity and inclusion, Merald spent a decade leading internal support and external member services at Self-Help, a community development financial institution based in Durham, NC. In 2018, he founded NC 100, a Rockingham County-based North Carolina social enterprise that engages stakeholders locally, regionally, and statewide to support the creation and protection of local wealth and health.

 Committed to fostering supportive community-building ecosystems, he has served or continues to serve on several non-profit and education boards and committees, including the CareShare Health Alliance, Rockingham County Partnership for Children, North Carolina Employee Ownership Center, Reidsville Area Foundation, Durham Technical Community College, and the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce.