Ms Heggie has extensive executive and non-executive experience. She is currently the President of the National Heart Foundation (Vic), Director of Toorak College, Director of the Abbotsford Convent Foundation, and a Foundation board member of the Heide Museum of Modern Art. Her previous executive roles included CEO of the Heart Foundation (Vic) , CEO of Scope, a major provider of services to people with disabilities, and CEO of the EW Tipping Foundation. She originally qualified as a physiotherapist in 1987 from Trinity College Dublin, but quickly moved into people management roles in the not-for-profit sector.
Ms Heggie believes strongly in the development of staff and volunteers, and that leadership is about empowering others to do great things. She is also a passionate walker, a green skier, and loves to spend time with her family.