Heather earned her B.S. in Applied Science from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2002, and, immediately following college graduation, Heather and her husband of six months moved to the Houston area. With a slow job market, Heather spent the first few months after graduation as a volunteer at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands to explore her options in the medical field, where she discovered her calling to become a nurse. In 2003, Heather began the nursing program at North Harris College when her first of two daughters was 10 weeks old and impressed her peers while simultaneously maintaining her dedication and focus in nursing school with being a new mother. Heather served as the President of the Student Nurses Association and graduated at the top of her class in 2005.