Heidi grew up in Southern California which inspired her great love for Disneyland and the beach. She attend Brigham Young University and graduated in Elementary Education with a minor in English, and later earned a MA in Humanities from CSUDH. She taught English classes while serving as an LDS missionary in Riga, Latvia. She has taught 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade in different states, and has always enjoyed working with children. Heidi has had the unique opportunity to educate her own children at home through Utah Online for the last ten years, which she loved. She has said that her home was her favorite classroom! She has worked part time for the last 6 years as an English Language Arts content writer/editor for a variety of textbook companies. She is the mother of 6 children. She enjoys running, reading, writing, playing the piano, eating, and traveling the world. She is passionate about helping children gain a love for learning.