Meet Heather

For the past five Legislative Sessions, I have helped nonprofits, professional development organizations and labor unions achieve a number of big policy wins here in Oregon. In the 2023 Legislative Session, I helped my client pass the nation’s first ever publicly-funded recovery high school program, to ensure that youth with substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders have a safe, healthy environment to finish out their education. In the 2025 Legislative Session, I championed improvements to Oregon’s water laws, successfully legalizing commercial gardens for domestic well users — expanding opportunities for small-scale growers to sell at farmers markets and CSAs. In prior sessions, I worked on coalitions to secure millions of dollars in funding for child care programs and workforce development initiatives, and helped pass legislation to improve Oregon’s Farm Direct Marketing Law.

Before that, I worked as a Communications and Events Coordinator for an international nonprofit, where I developed social media campaigns, press strategies and communication plans, and coordinated events of every shape and size.

Whatever I’m working on, I love looking at big-picture problems and then digging into the details to find win-win solutions. I know how to engage diverse audiences to bring important conversations to the table, and I pride myself in developing communication strategies that bridge political or organizational divides.