Heather Carter

Heather Carter

Greater Phoenix Leadership

Work Summary

Carter began her role as executive vice president of Greater Phoenix Leadership in October. She is a former Arizona state senator and representative from north Phoenix who held legislative leadership roles on health and human services, higher education, and workforce development committees. She most recently served as associate director of the Arizona Center for Rural Health and assistant professor of practice in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Previously, she served as assistant dean of health and education policy at Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and was a longtime clinical associate professor with Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU.