As Director of External Affairs, Heidi Stevens cultivates and manages outward-facing communications and relationships in support of the center’s mission to help parents, caregivers, and communities promote healthy development for all children. Prior to joining the TMW Center, she worked at the Chicago Tribune and she maintains a nationally syndicated column once a week. Stevens lives in Chicago, and her favorite book from early childhood is “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey.