Service Award: Frank Beideman and Mindy Holman, for leadership and philanthropy at MFS and in the wider community

Long involved at MFS as parents – and now alumni parents – of sons Brad Beideman ’12 and Joe Beideman ’15, Frank and Mindy have been pacesetters in philanthropy at the school, especially with the Camden Scholars Program. In addition, Mindy served on the MFS Board of Trustees from 2011 to 2020.

Far beyond their roles at Friends, Frank and Mindy have been top volunteers and supporters with many area organizations, both personally and through their business. They have notably been involved with: The United Way; Urban Promise, which serves children and youth in Camden; and Westfield Friends School in Cinnaminson.

Frank is Vice President of Resource Development at Holman Automotive Group, as well as being a director of Holman Enterprises, Inc., where he serves on its Executive Board. Holman comprises more than 25 different operating companies, which include automobile dealerships, a retail auto finance company, an automotive parts distributorship, a truck up-fitting business, and the largest private fleet management company in North America. He is on the Board of Directors of Urban Promise. He is also a Trustee at the First Presbyterian Church Moorestown.

Mindy is the third generation head of Holman Automotive, the company founded by her grandfather, where she is currently Chairman of the Board. She has chaired the Board of Trustees for the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and was its Women United Gala Honoree in 2019. She is also Vice-chair of the Board of the Community Foundation of South Jersey, which she co-founded. Among many honors Mindy has received as a leader in business are the Alice Paul Institute’s Equality Award, and the “Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award” from the National Association of Women Business Owners.

“Giving back” is a stated core value of the Holman organization. Mindy has been quoted as saying, “Our family’s philanthropic vision is straightforward: we believe we should support the communities where our employees and customers live and work. Period. It is not an extension of our advertising budget but simply meant to assist where there is need.”

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