Heather was raised in Burnstown and attended McNab Public School and RCI. She completed her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education at Nipissing University in North Bay where she met her husband, Shawn. Heather moved back to the Ottawa Valley with Shawn and their 2 children in 2017 and joined the ACHC team in February 2018. In her free time, Heather enjoys mountain biking, hiking and travelling.