Heather holds a Master of Fine Arts degree with highest honors from the Boris Shukin Theatre Institute, Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow, Russian Federation, where she was mentored by the premiere stage movement director and professor in Russia, Andrei Borisovich Droznin.   

Two and a half years ago, Heather formed DA! Theatre Collective in Austin, Texas, a not-for-profit theatre company under the sponsorship of Hyde Park Theatre. From its inception, DA! has been an award-winning and critically acclaimed company. Heather directed DA!'s debut production, Direct Object, which won "Best of Fest" honors at The Frontera Fest Short Fringe in 2008. Since then, she has gone on to produce seven successful performances as DA!'s Artistic Director, many of which she directed, including Heron & Crane (nominated for two "B. Iden Payne" awards for Best Play for Youth) and 57 Boyfriends (winner of "Best of Fest" at Frontera Fest 2009). In 2009, DA! received a prestigious "Best of Austin" award from The Austin Chronicle for "Best Non-Profit Upstart." Along with its high artistic standards, DA! is committed to producing innovative work that positively impacts the community.

Heather is in her eleventh year of teaching of acting, movement for actors, and dance. In addition to leading numerous workshops and master classes throughout Texas, she has had the pleasure of teaching and developing curricula for Harvard University, Drama Centre of London, Shakespeare at Winedale (a program of the University of Texas at Austin), Baylor University, St. Edward's University, McLennan Community College, St. Stephens' Theatre Focus, Texas Arts Project, Waco Musical Theatre, Young Actors' Shakespeare Project, Footworks, Ballet Austin's Musical Theatre Training Program, and The Performers' Workshop. She is currently the co-director of the new Performing Arts Program at Huntington-Surrey School.

She has performed with DA! Theatre Collective (Beverly, Leave it to Beverly; Haunting/a little shade, Direct Object; Ensemble, Relative Space), Tongue & Groove Theatre (Ensemble, The Red Balloon), Hyde Park Theatre (Rhonda, You're No One's Nothing Special; Angie, Glory of Living; Kathleen, Chopper; Sandra Cook, The Exonerated), Willi Dorner's award-winning Bodies in Urban Spaces (FuseBox Festival 2009), Austin Musical Theatre, Zachary Scott Theatre Center (Smokey Joe's Cafe and Frenchie in Cabaret), Broadway Texas!, Vortex Repertory Theatre, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks, Silver Star Productions, Waco Musical Theatre, and Zilker Theatre Productions. Recent directing credits outside of DA! include The Mommy Confessions (Short Fringe and Long Fringe, Frontera Fest 2010) which received "Best of Fest" honors and Austin Scriptworks' 2009 Out of Ink, and Boeing-Boeing for Huntington-Surrey School's Performing Arts Academy. She is AEA Eligible.

Heather is a CORE company member of Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, Texas, and a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor, RYT 200.