Holly Leonhard received her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Louisiana State University. She went on to pursue a Master's of Nursing from the University of South Alabama in 2017. She is board certified by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses as an adult-gerontological acute care nurse practitioner. Holly practiced as a critical care nurse for 8 years prior to becoming a nurse practitioner. As a NP, she has practiced critical care/pulmonary medicine, internal medicine, sleep medicine and neurology.