Bio:

Heather is from Des Moines, Iowa. She is a stimulus for change as a mom, consultant, and longtime volunteer for IIBA®, currently Vice Chair Board of Directors.  For the past 20 + years, she has collaborated with a variety of project teams to create better business outcomes. She is a fierce advocate for business analysis and loves to share her passion through speaking, teaching, and mentoring.  She believes business analysis is a thinking profession and applies to everything and everyone! Heather loves to put together puzzles and figure out how the pieces fit together. She also loves to travel and wants to visit everywhere in the world. She has an MBA from Drake University, a BA in Accounting from Grand View College, is a CBAP® and CSM and has survived many PhDs (pretty hard days). Heather blogs at www.BAsWithoutBorders.com.