Cheryl J. Heser

Cheryl J. Heser holds a B.A. in American and English Literature from Eastern Montana College and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Lindenwood University. Her life history includes church service in several denominations and extensive Bible study, a solid marriage, and raising three children. She taught high school English, Spanish and journalism and directed a K-12 school library before serving 17 years as Director of Rosebud County Library in Forsyth, Montana. She was the Montana Library Association’ s 2014 Sheila Cates Librarian of the Year. She is the composer of <i>Look to the Mountains: A Lewis & Clark Cantata</i>; a former newspaper columnist; a former living history presenter of <i>Tea with Dolley Madison</i>; a frequent public speaker; and a public advocate for the LifeCenter Northwest organ donation center.