Heather graduated from University of California at Davis in 1994 with a bachelor's in Agricultural Science and Management. Since then she has attended University of Florida and earned a master's of science specializing in equine reproductive physiology. During her graduate career she was invited to speak at the annual University of Florida Breeding Management Short Course, the Society for the Study of Reproduction meetings and the International Symposium on Equine Reproduction held in Pretoria, South Africa in 1998. Following her master's program, Heather managed the endocrine laboratory at Equitech Laboratories for 8 months before leaving to form and launch EquiGen with business partner Dr. Vasiliki Meisenburg. Currently, Heather manages some of EquiGen behind the scenes while she is enhancing her education at Santa Fe College.
When she's not working or in class, Heather enjoys raising, training and showing Sporthorses for dressage and eventing.