• City Attorney (2020 – Present) - City of Hobart, IN
• Principal (2020 – Present) - Law Office of Heather A. McCarthy
• Private Attorney (2013 – 2020) - Anthony DeBonis Jr. & Associates
• Vice President (2003 – 2013) - Mental Health Services Nonprofit

Consulting services for oversight of state and federal grant and contractual provisions. Areas of focus include organizational capacity, resource development, nonprofit tax strategies, and identification of resources to support organizational priorities including fundraising strategies.

• Current focus areas include:
• Veteran housing initiatives
• Problem solving courts including drug court, veterans’ court, and re-entry court Integrated health services to provide behavioral and primary health care for the homeless

B.A.  English, Purdue University 1995

M.A.  English, Purdue University 1999

M.P.A. Public Administration, Indiana University Northwest 2004

J.D.,  Valparaiso University School of Law 2007

Clerk – Judge Vasquez, Lake County Superior Court, Criminal Division

• 2022 Northwest Indiana Most Influential Woman Lawyer
• 2012 Indiana BusINess Magazine- Top Sixteen Professionals to Watch
• 2007 Valparaiso University School of Law Course Honors Business Corporations
• 2005 Recipient of the Purdue Alumni Committed to Excellence Award (ACE Award)

• Board Chairwoman- Methodist Hospital Foundation
• Board Member- Methodist Hospitals

• Governor Appointed Board Member - Indiana Strategic Prevention Planning Advisory Council (SPF-SIG)
• Governor Appointed Advisory Board Member- Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
• Executive Board Member - Indiana Association of Prevention Professionals