Heather has established herself as one of the leading freelance flutists in Vancouver, BC. She maintains vibrant teaching studios at the Vancouver Academy of Music and Saint George’s School, and is an extra flutist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. In Heather’s first three years on faculty at the Vancouver Academy of Music, she has been named the Head of the Suzuki Flute Department and Director of the Junior Proteus Winds Ensemble.  In addition to performing with the VSO, Heather is a Health Arts Society Artist and regularly presents chamber music concerts in hospitals and care centres with her flute and harp ensemble Luminara Duo and flute and guitar ensemble Duo Trovador. In addition to music education and performance, Heather is passionate about supporting local arts organizations and presenting music in alternate venues.