A Bendite since 1999, Heidi loves living and raising her family in the goodness of Central Oregon. Formerly an elementary and middle school teacher, writing has been Heidi’s lifelong passion. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Heidi returned to her Oregon roots and earned a master’s degree at Lewis & Clark College. Joining Oregon Media is a dream come true; she feels so honored to work with such a dynamic, outstanding team, writing and collaborating while looking out over beautiful Mirror Pond. Heidi’s favorite thing in the world is to be surrounded by her family, her husband Graham, son Logan, daughters Annabelle and Lily, pups Appa and Lady and the coolest cat Tig Tig. A lover of trail running, Heidi feels the most at home in nature, soaking up the energy of forests all over the world and hugging lots of trees.