As Regulatory Manager at the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN), Heather plays a key role in ensuring the organization’s initiatives meet all regulatory and compliance requirements. She has over ten years of experience in public health and health services research, working across both the academic and non-profit sectors. In addition to managing our research compliance team, her responsibilities include executing Institutional Review Board applications, facilitating Data Use Agreements, overseeing publication compliance, and ensuring accurate reporting to funders. Heather supports OPEN’s strategic vision through working closely with senior leadership on pre-award grant submission activities and post-award implementation of grant work plans.
Heather holds a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Michigan State University.
