Heather was born and raised in Helena, MT, and attended Montana State University in Bozeman, graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. After working as a clinic and long-term care nurse for a few years, she found a passion working in public health and systems level care. She is passionate about sexual and reproductive health care services and improving systems so individuals within the system can achieve optimal health. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting, gardening, traveling, and all that the Montana outdoors have to offer with her husband (John) and their dog (Charlie).