A native of Sumter, SC, Heather graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership. She is currently completing graduate degree coursework through Lander University and will receive her Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Digital Marketing and Organizational Leadership in August 2024. She is an alumna of the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics, where she served as program coordinator for the NIH COBRE grant before returning home to Sumter. On a personal note, Heather spends her free time reading and watching college football with her father. She also has three dogs, Molly, Maggie, and Muffin, that keep her very busy.