A Voice For the Voiceless

MISSION

The Advocacy Project seeks to help community-based advocates produce, disseminate and use information, and so become more effective advocates for human rights and social justice

Greg Holyfield and HHR

Wayland “Greg” Holyfield, 31, of Washington DC, is a graduate student in the inaugural class of the University of Arkansas’ Clinton School of Public Service. Before moving to Arkansas for graduate school, he was a legislative assistant to US Congressman Bart Gordon (TN-6th) working on issues including agriculture, immigration, and international relations. Greg also volunteered with the Everybody Wins mentoring program as a mentor for a third grader in Washington, DC’s public schools system.

Before moving to Washington, DC, Greg was a volunteer with the Peace Corps where he served for 27 months in Mali, West Africa. As an Agriculture Extension Agent, Greg oversaw the construction of a garden project for a women’s group in the village of Konna, 60 km east of Mopti.

Upon graduation from the University of Georgia with a degree in history, Greg worked in the production department of Sony/ATV/Tree Music Publishing and served as a “Big Brother” for an elementary student from Nashville.

Greg is primarily concerned with the role of government in developing nations as well as underrepresented areas of the United States.

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