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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Holly Franks Boffy
|name=Holly Franks Boffy
|birth_date=January 1978
|birth_date=January 1978
|birth_place=[[Louisiana]]
|birth_place=[[Louisiana]]
|spouse=Carrick Neil Boffy (married 2001)
|spouse=Carrick Neil Boffy (married 2001)
|children=Pierce Boffy
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|religion=[[Baptist]]
|religion=[[Baptist]]
|office=Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 7 (Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasiey, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, and Vermilion parishes)
|term_start=January 2016
|term_end=
|preceded=Dale Bayard
|succeeded=
}}
}}
==Background==
==Background==
Boffy graduated in 1996 from Abbeville High School in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1975, she was awarded a doctorate from Walden University. She began her education career teaching social studies at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge. She then transferred to Paul Breaux Middle School in Lafayette. She has been an [[Adjunct professor|adjunct instructor]] at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.<ref name=hfb/> In 2010, she was designated "Louisiana State Teacher of the Year".<ref name=nola>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/04/lafayette_teacher_considering.html|title=
Boffy graduated in 1996 from Abbeville High School in Abbeville in Vermilion Parish. She received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. In 1975, she was awarded a doctorate from Walden University. She began her education career teaching social studies at Glasgow Middle School in Baton Rouge. She then transferred to Paul Breaux Middle School in Lafayette. She has been an [[Adjunct professor|adjunct instructor]] at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.<ref name=hfb/> In 2010, she was designated "Louisiana State Teacher of the Year".<ref name=nola>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/04/lafayette_teacher_considering.html|title=
Lafayette teacher considering bid for Holly Boffy's BESE seat, report says|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2014|author=Danielle Dreilinger|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> While on the BESE board, a nonpaid position but with reimbursement for expenses, she is also director of teacher and leadership development for the Council of Chief State School Officers.<ref name=hfb>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyboffy.com/|title=About Holly Boffy|publisher=hollyboffy.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=besemember/>
Lafayette teacher considering bid for Holly Boffy's BESE seat, report says|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 30, 2014|author=Danielle Dreilinger|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref> While on the BESE board, a nonpaid position but with reimbursement for expenses, she is also director of teacher and leadership development for the Council of Chief State School Officers.<ref name=hfb>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollyboffy.com/|title=About Holly Boffy|publisher=hollyboffy.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=besemember/>
Since 2001, Boffy has been married to her high school sweetheart, Carrick Neil Boffy (born September 1977). The couple has a son, Pierce Boffy. The family attends the Esther [[Baptist Church]], affiliated with the Evangeline Baptist Association and located in the community of Esther in Vermilion Parish.<ref name=hfb/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebalaf.com/esther-baptist-church/|title=Esther Baptist Church|publisher=ebalaf.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref>
Since 2001, Boffy has been married to her high school sweetheart, Carrick Neil Boffy (born September 1977). The couple has a son, Pierce Boffy. The family attends the Esther [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church, affiliated with the Evangeline Baptist Association and located in the community of Esther in Vermilion Parish.<ref name=hfb/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebalaf.com/esther-baptist-church/|title=Esther Baptist Church|publisher=ebalaf.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref>
Boffy and her family are active in the charity, Fishing for Memories: A Benefit Rodeo for the Alzheimer’s Association, which has raised more than $250,000 for those afflicted with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name=besemember>{{cite web|url=http://bese.louisiana.gov/about-bese/bese's-district-7-representative|title=BESE Member Biographical Summary: Dr. Holly Boffy|publisher=bese.louisiana.gov|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
Boffy and her family are active in the charity, Fishing for Memories: A Benefit Rodeo for the Alzheimer’s Association, which has raised more than $250,000 for those afflicted with [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name=besemember>{{cite web|url=http://bese.louisiana.gov/about-bese/bese's-district-7-representative|title=BESE Member Biographical Summary: Dr. Holly Boffy|publisher=bese.louisiana.gov|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
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