As Director of Strategic Communications for the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Heather Issvoran is responsible for recruitment, alumni relations, marketing and public affairs. She works closely with local, state, tribal and federal homeland security officials from across the country to ensure the Center enrolls the top candidates from these agencies in the both the master’s degree and executive leaders programs. Additionally, she coordinates Center communications on the national level for print, broadcast, and web-based media, working closely with both the Naval Postgraduate School and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on these endeavors.

In her previous position at the Center as the Director of Program Operations, Ms. Issvoran was responsible for logistical coordination and execution of the Center’s master’s degree programs, executive leaders programs, conferences, and workshops. In this role, she enhanced and streamlined program operations, overseeing the expansion of the Center to accommodate additional programmatic goals.

Prior to the Center, Ms. Issvoran worked as the Director for Human Resources for FamilyCare of Monterey Bay. In this position she was responsible for day-to-day operations and human resources for 40 employees and 5 physicians. She also helped successfully lead the company through a bankruptcy and corporate re-organization.