Heather Heiduck - Board Member, Former Secretary

Heather Heiduck is the Wyoming Highway Patrol Dispatch Trainer. She started her career as a dispatcher at the Wyoming Highway Patrol in 1996 after attending Idaho State University and majoring in elementary education. During her almost 20-year career, she has participated in over 1,000 hours of POST-certified training. Her training has covered topics such as Instructor Development, First-Line Supervision, Hostage Negotiation Concerns, Active Shooting Response, and Social Media for Disaster Responses.

Heather is a former trainer of newly hired and tenured dispatchers and trooper recruits in radio procedures and computerized law enforcement files. Additionally, Heather trains at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy for the WLEA Communications Basic and is the Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC) for the Wyoming Highway Patrol. She has trained at the Laramie County Community College for campus security, Cheyenne Citizens Police Academy, Junior Leadership of Laramie County, Laramie County Community College Law Enforcement class, and Laramie County Sheriff’s Department. Heather has been a member of the WLEA Communications Training Advisory Board (CTAB) since 2000 and currently serves on the Junior Leadership of Laramie County Board, DUI Impact Panel Board, Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Committee, Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Board, and the ARC of Laramie County Board.

Heather has received numerous awards, including two Meritorious Conduct Awards, one for a Trooper-involved shooting incident and one for the Move Over Law. Heather also received the Colonel’s Commendation for the co-Initiation of the Move Over Legislative Bill, which was signed and became the Move Over Law for the State of Wyoming in July 2001. Heather is incredibly proud of the Move Over Law because it protects first responders on Wyoming highways. Heather served on the Wyoming Peace Officers Association Communications Division Executive Board from 2009 – 2011, served on the WPOA Stores Committee from 2008-2011 & 2016 to present, and is currently serving as the Executive Officer on the Communications Division Executive Board.