In her past practices, she engaged in immigration work and general legal work for the Law Offices of Chris Cayce in Monterey (2005-2006) and prior to that she worked closely on asylum cases at the Immigration Clinic of the University of Notre Dame (2003-2005). Heather is a lifetime resident of the Monterey Bay area with strong family ties in the Castroville farming community. She is committed to advocacy work and uses her skillsets and talents to “remove roadblocks” from staff members who work directly with the community. Her past volunteer experience also includes working as a docent at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (2010-2012) and she is a skilled scuba diver. Heather is currently working on her Master of Science in Library & Information Science at Drexel University and a World Wines Skills Certification at Cabrillo College.