Heather B. Peck is the program manager for Lockport Main Street, Inc – an organization dedicated to promoting Lockport, attracting new businesses to downtown Lockport, and providing support to existing businesses. A former college administrator and Red Cross official, she brings experience from both the not-for-profit and private sectors to the program.
Previously serving as director of public relations and fund development for the Utica, N.Y. Chapter of the American Red Cross, Ms. Peck oversaw communications operations during relief efforts in Alabama and the Florida panhandle following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She later administered a concurrent-enrollment program providing college-level classes to high school students in more than 20 school districts in Upstate New York.
She holds a master’s degree in communication from the University of Colorado, and completed her undergraduate studies at SUNY Binghamton.
Ms. Peck is a graduate of the Lewiston-Porter Central School District. Growing up in Niagara County, she became fully-versed in the county’s unique economy, working at locales including the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge’s duty-free shop and Old Fort Niagara. She and her husband Christian reside in the city of Lockport.
