I spread joy and connect people and like being squarely in the arena every day.

Heather currently serves as Principal PM Manager and Global Community Engagement and Events Lead on the Microsoft 365 Engineering Team at Microsoft. She manages event strategy and community programs such as the Microsoft Global Community Initiative https://aka.ms/MGCI. Heather is a former Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services. Over the past twenty years, Heather has led marketing for Global Cloud Provider, AvePoint, founded a marketing consultancy, Creative Maven, and a software business. She has produced thousands of events, campaigns, and experiences in the high-tech and entertainment industries. Heather is also the host of the Mavens Do It Better Podcast, which features interviews with extraordinary everyday experts who light a spark in our world. She lives in Marina del Rey, California, and has extensively traveled the world both for pleasure and by speaking about technology, workplace culture, community and power skills. Heather is a published playwright, voice artist, writer and graduate of the University of Washington School of Drama, Seattle WA.