"Supporting local businesses and organizations is my passion," Heany said.
This includes serving on the steering committee of the Lancaster Buy Fresh, Buy Local program and on the Jazz Fest committee for Clare House, as well as making dinner from fresh ingredients she buys at Eastern and Central Markets.
"My favorite thing to do in Lancaster is go to market, shop and dine downtown," Heany said.
Whether profiling local business women in the regional lifestyle magazine Susquehanna Style — where she is the managing editor and marketing director — or finding and wearing vintage treasures from local shops, Heany is an inspiration and a breath of fresh air.
Fresh local air, of course.
Age: 28.
Education: B.A., English, with minors in international business and Spanish, Fairmont State University, West Virginia.
Family: Husband, Don Heany.
Favorite book: I have most recently read "The Glass Castle," by Jeannette Walls.
Favorite magazine: Besides Susquehanna Style? Saveur.
Favorite thing to do with my husband: We enjoy biking, hiking, camping.
Hobbies: Yoga, running, reading, writing, cooking and traveling.
I am inspired by: My mom and grandmother, foremost. And my first professional mentors would be Mary Anne (Piccirillo) Pirro and Sherry Qualls.
Favorite part of my job: Definitely the food writing and styling. And my co-workers, including the man behind the magazine, Donovan Roberts Witmer. We work so well together, I couldn't ask for a better boss.
On a typical day: I could be doing anything from planning content to attending a fashion show, doing a fashion shoot, a food shoot, business events or writing from home. It's really always different every day which I love!
When I was little I wanted to be: A writer. I wrote little stories and books all the time.
Favorite place in the world: Portugal.
If money was no issue, I would: Make sure all of our family was comfortable, and then Don and I would travel the world.
Someday in the future I would like to: Teach at a college level.
Community activities: I am chair of the marketing committee for the Business Women's Forum, and through my job I'm involved with the YWCA of Harrisburg, Milton Hershey Medical Center, Association of Faculty and Friends of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine Fashion Show and Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, along with many other local organizations.
Best advice I ever received: My dad always said, "If you can't be honest, you can't be anything." I just try to be real and authentic with people.
Favorite fashion decade: Definitely the timeless grace and elegance of the '40s and '50s.
Favorite foods: Love making lobster macaroni and cheese with truffle oil, and going out for the Belvedere Inn's grilled Caesar and mussels and Fenz's pickle fries.
Favorite food to make: I'm usually inspired by what's in season and what's at market.
Happiness to me is: Knowing that everyone in my family is happy and OK and that I am blessed to be doing a job I love so much.
The perfect day: Getting up, paging through magazines over coffee, getting inspiration for décor, crafts, making my market list for meals for the week and cooking all day.
Some of the things I love the most: The feeling after a really long run, the smell of baking in my kitchen and going home to my husband's smile at the end of the day.
Snack of choice: Utz Natural Gourmet Medley potato chips and pickles.
Favorite website: Epicurious.com.
If I could go anywhere in the world: I want to go to Calabria, Italy, to see where my family is from.
Guilty pleasures: I love a lot of local microbrews, like Springhouse Brewery, Troegs and Iron Hill.
Thanksgiving plans: Cooking, eating and spending time with my family.
I believe that: All experiences in life make us who we are — the good, the bad, the ugly — it's all part of the fabric of our being as individuals and what we have to offer one another.
Favorite quote: From the late fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue, Diana Vreeland: "One is born with good taste. It's very hard to acquire. You can acquire the patina of taste. ... No taste is what I'm against."
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