She received her Master of Nursing Science from Gonzaga University in 2012. Since that time she has been employed in Sallisaw at a community health center where she primarily works in pediatrics. Prior to her current role, she had eight years of nursing experience, mainly with women’s health and pediatrics. Heather is a native of LeFlore County, is employeed in Sequoyah County through the Cherokee Nation, and currently lives in Pocola with her husband and twin boys. Heather was personally impacted with autism, when her son Maverick was diagnosed in 2011.