Since 2018, she serves on the faculty at North Carolina Central University, as the assistant professor of social work, and formerly served on the faculty as an adjunct professor at Berkeley College and as the curriculum coordinator and special assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs for Retention and Recruitment at Shaw University.

[3][1] She obtained a Doctor of Education degree in administration and leadership from Walden University in 2015 and completed certification to administer psychotherapy in 2005.

[5] In 2005, Holsey-Hyman began working in higher education as an adjunct professor in the Liberal Arts Department at Berkeley College in New York.

[3][5] After teaching at Berkeley, Holsey-Hyman moved to North Carolina to work in academic administration at Shaw University, a historically black college in Raleigh.

[3] In 2016, Holsey-Hyman joined the faculty at North Carolina Central University, and became assistant professor in the Department of Social Work in 2018.

[6] In 2022, Holsey-Hyman was selected to finish the Durham City Council term of Councilman Charlie Reece, who resigned to move to Paris.

[12] The initiative passed, with four councilmembers voting in favor of the project, leading to twenty-four parcels of land being annexed in Southeast Durham for the construction of up to 545 townhouse units.

[17] Councilwoman DeDreana Freeman supported Holsey-Hyman against the staffer allegations, claiming that gender may be playing a role in how the city council is responding.

[15] Councilwoman Jillian Johnson introduced a resolution to censure Holsey-Hyman for the staffer allegations, set to be voted on at the city council meeting on April 3.

[15] Johnson made a statement saying that the allegations "reflect on our entire council, our city, our commitments to our community, and the way we use our power and authority.

[15] She made a formal request with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to open an inquiry into the allegations against Holsey-Hyman and issued a statement saying, "the consensus among the majority of city council members is that the allegations are very disturbing, must be taken very seriously and, if true, may constitute criminal activity and could lead to criminal consequences.

As a result, she sought to be given the identities of two of the previously mentioned Wikipedia editors- one, who created her article and wrote much of its content, and another, who "insisted on preserving a link to Durham City Councilwoman Jillian Johnson".