Kevin Holland holds master’s degrees in business administration and in health administration from the University of Alabama and began his career as a network development specialist for Health Advantage Plans, Inc., in Birmingham, Ala. He was lured away by Singing River Hospitals System in 1998 to become assistant director of System and Support Services and, in 2005, became administrator of Ocean Springs Hospital. On his watch the hospital has grown substantially and received the 2007 Volunteer Hospitals of America Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence in Congestive Heart Failure. He’s been president of the Jackson County Chapter of the American Heart Association for three years and a leader in several community, educational, youth and church groups and is a Leadership Jackson County graduate.