She received her undergraduate degree from Boston College, and her JD from Georgetown. She came to DPA in 2012 as a member of Equal Justice Works' Public Defender Corps Fellowship; through that fellowship she is a participant in the nationwide Gideon's Promise training program. Outside of her commitment to justice for Kentucky's most vulnerable, Heather is also committed to her New Hampshire roots - she's a big fan of winter, the Boston Bruins, and fictional president Jed Bartlet.