Heather is a lighting designer currently based in College Park, MD. Heather was born in St. Louis, Missouri but raised in Florida. Since graduating from Florida State University with her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, she has lived in Utah, Indiana, California, Maine, and Maryland.

Heather is currently an M.F.A. candidate at the University of Maryland, while also working freelance as a designer, assistant designer, and draftswoman.  She has worked with the Old Globe Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Palace Theatre in the Dells, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cedar Point Amusement Park, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Maine State Music Theatre, Purdue University and the Arcola Theatre in London.