Heather has over 12 years of corporate experience, including such positions as executive assistant, marketing research specialist, and research director for various media outlets. Her skills are not limited to the aforementioned; she also excels in Internet research, website design, copywriting, editing and proofreading.  Heather is extremely proficient in numerous software and hardware applications, as well.

The author of Making Dollars Out of Cents: 101 Tips for the Frugal Marketer, Heather is also the publisher of the popular ezine, Marketing Made Simple, a monthly publication filled with simple marketing tactics designed to enhance one’s marketing efforts.  Additionally, she is a coach and co-group leader with Virtual Assistant Training.  Most recently, she and partner, Becki Noles, founded the Virtual Assistant Revolution, a low- cost alternative to coaching.

Heather is passionate about promoting the Virtual Assistant industry and participates in many Virtual Assistant networking organizations.  She strives to help others who wish to make their businesses a success. 

In May 2006, Heather was nominated by her peers and became the first recipient of the Janet L. Jordan Award presented in association with the inaugural International Virtual Assistants Day, which was registered in the Chases Calendar of Events by the members of the Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC).  The Janet L. Jordan award is “to honor a newcomer Virtual Assistant who has been in business for less than 2 years and has reached a milestone in their short career in the industry. This milestone needs to be an accomplishment that has helped to boost their new business to an overwhelming success.”

Originally from Philadelphia, Heather, an avid reader, now resides with her family in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There, she enjoys spending her free time with her family.

Laurie Dart, owner of Writing Wisely, provides writing and editing services to individuals and businesses. Laurie began her career as a word processing operator. Working on machines that didn't have spell check, she learned the fine art of proofreading. Working with individual writers and business owners, she learned how to write for different audiences. For nearly 2½ years, Laurie was a featured columnist for the Koos News. Her weekly column entitled “Working Wisely” was a favorite among readers. Topics included personal as well as business improvement ideas. She also partnered with another author and wrote a weekly advice column entitled, “Micki & Maude”.

Laurie earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York; a master's degree in public administration with a concentration in human resources from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon; and is currently working on a doctorate in Public Administration with a concentration and dissertation focusing on work-life balance from Walden University, an online accredited institution.

In addition to her weekly column, Laurie published two articles in the PA Times – What is Ethics and The Answers Are in the Nation's Founding Documents. She is the author of “The Everyday Guide to Writing Wisely” an e-Book featuring tips on grammar and writing and has written a number of pieces including: press releases, marketing copy, web site copy, articles, resumes and letters. She has also edited and ghostwritten many projects including e-Books, White Papers, articles, nominations, evaluations, and course content.

In her spare time, Laurie enjoys writing fiction, gardening, fishing, reading, researching, scrap booking and spending time with her husband Ted, daughters Tricia and Sarah, and granddaughter Sophia.