Dan Holdridge graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1995, and earned the Masters Degree of Executive Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of New Haven. Holdridge served as a Trustee of the National 4-H Leadership Trust from April 2002 to 2004 and currently serves as Board Member and Vice Chairman of the New London County 4-H Foundation. He is the author of Surviving September 11th and Pentagon Prayer, and a contributor to The Speaker Anthology, a collection of motivational and inspirational true stories.