BIOGRAPHY

Heather graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Philosophy. She has been an early childhood educator for more than 20 years. She joined the School Literacy & Culture team in 2022 as the Assistant Director of Early Literacy Programs where she leads SLC’s two-year leadership program Early Literacy Leadership Academy(ELLA). Heather overseas and coordinates SLC’s daylong summits and teacher workshops. She was a resident teacher in School Literacy & Culture’s Classroom Storytelling project in 2016 and a graduate of the third cohort of ELLA in 2019. She is a member of School Literacy and Culture’s Advanced Leadership Seminar. She is a mentor teacher for residents enrolled in SLC’s yearlong programs. She previously taught at Briarmeadow Charter School, HISD where she began an OWL Replication Lab which served Pre-K thru 5th grade students. Prior to starting the Lab at Briarmeadow, she was a K/1 looping classroom teacher. While at Briarmeadow, Heather was nominated Beginning Teacher of the Year in 2013 and ESL Teacher of the Year in 2017. Prior to working there, she taught Pre-K at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Heather enjoys traveling and spending time with her two children.