Heilman, 36, is a Bakersfield native. After leaving Cal State Northridge with a degree in sociology — "that always makes people laugh" — she worked in television in Los Angeles for a number of years before returning to her hometown in 2007. She worked as a program manager at the Arts Council of Kern and joined the symphony in 2013. She and her husband, Scott Heilman, have a 2-year-old daughter, Harper.
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