Heather A. McKay is the Director of the Sloan Center on Innovative Training and Workforce Development as well as the Director of Innovative Training and Workforce Development Research and Programs at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University. In this capacity Heather conducts research and provides technical assistance on technology, training and education in the workforce development system. Heather currently directs a Lumina Foundation for Education grant to look at incorporating education towards degree completion into the workforce development system. Heather has also conducted numerous evaluations on education and workforce development programs. She completed her BA at Bryn Mawr College in 2004 and has an MA in World History and an MS in Global Affairs from Rutgers University. Heather is also currently a Ph.D. candidate in Global Affairs at Rutgers University.