Heather has a diverse background that gives her a unique perspective on life. Ballet was her first love, and she danced professionally until retirement, when she turned her attention to other passions.

She obtained her B.A. from CUNY with honors, and founded a nonprofit in 2007 (Sunset-Ridge Waterfront Alliance) to bring sustainable transportation to NYC. Her work greatly influenced the awarding of the first EcoDock in the region (Bay Ridge, Brooklyn), leading to restoring commuter ferry service over a decade later.

Heather ventured down a few creative paths; documentary filmmaking (Hunter College MFA), teaching ballet for the professions (NYU), and dance videography (Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival), before leaving NYC.

While working in Boston for a healthcare software startup, Heather was introduced to the world of software deveopment. She attended an online bootcamp, and began her journey as a full stack software engineer. She is currently a Lead Full Stack engineer at Stitch Fix.

Music has always had an important place in her life. A singer-songwriter under the stage name “Heather Ré”, she has released two albums, and performs on guitar and fiddle throughout the US, mainly at wineries and intimate venues.

Early on in the pandemic (2020), Heather launched the Flipping Dreams podcast where she interviewed guests who had taken bold leaps professionally and personally to live their best lives. Believing it’s never too late to achieve dreams, Heather challenged herself to reach for one of her goals of being an author. She moved into an RV fulltime and traveled around the country with her rescue pup, Dotty, for over 2 years.

She launched her publishing house, MayDay Publishing Ltd, and released her first novel, Cactus Christmas: A Texas Wine Trail Series in 2021. She quickly followed that with the second novel in the series, Cactus Wedding (2022), and her third novel, Cactus Cradle, released October 2024.

Heather is a contributing writer for RVInspiration, and CindersTravels.

Heather and Dotty are currently living full-time in a renovated motorhome traveling around the country and making new friends!