I am honored to have been asked by Gov. Knowles to serve on the State Board of Education. Before her tenure at AWRC, Heard worked for six years at KSKA public radio, first as business manager and then as general manager for the station. She has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowie State College in Maryland. Heard has been involved in the Anchorage area community for many years. She has served on the YWCA board of directors, is treasurer of the Anchorage Rotary, was president of the Substance Abuse Directors Association of Alaska, appointed to the Anchorage Women's Commission, a member of the Business and Professional Women organization, a member of the Zonta Club of Anchorage, participated in a microgrant panel at the Mabel T. Caverly Senior Center, and a member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Athena Society.
Members serve five-year terms.