As the Director of Dance Education & Family Programs for The Joyce Theater Foundation since 2014. She brings her experiences as a dance educator, teaching artist, and administrator to the organization that has over three decades of education and community engagement; and works to uphold the high-quality dance residencies established by her predecessors. Heather holds a B.S. degree in Dance Education from New York University, and a M.S. Ed. in the Education of the Gifted and Talented from the College of New Rochelle. Ms. McCartney continues to introduce new initiatives and partnerships with educational and cultural institutions to The Joyce.