Named Tennessee Woman of the Year in 2003, the publisher emeritus of the Chattanooga Times Free Press is a former director of The Associated Press and the New York Times Co., an alumna of the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution, and a founding member of the Tennessee Arts Commission. She has served as president of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Association, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association. Ms. Holmberg is renowned for her support of the arts in its many forms and her commitment to public education. She currently serves on the board of directors for The Women’s Leadership Institute.