Heather Quilici

I was born and raised in Chico. After graduating from Chico State in 1992 (BA Communication Studies) I relocated to the Bay Area where both my husband and I worked for some great, innovative companies. I was fortunate enough to have international responsibilities, travel to many countries for business and pleasure and grow both personally and professionally. After nine years and the dot com crash looming, we decided to move home to be closer to our families and hopefully start a family of our own. We moved to Chico without jobs and spent our first few months here meeting as many people as we could and building a network.

Our twins, Taryn and Tyler were born in 2002. I was able to do some consulting and contract work for companies in Chico and outside the area until 2005 when a part time position opened in Regional and Continuing Education as a Conference and Event planner. I am still working part time which affords me the luxury of working outside the home and being available for my children. My husband has been in sales for SunGard Public Sector (formerly Bi-Tech Software, a locally founded company) for eight years.

Virtually anywhere I need to go takes no more than 10 minutes, even if it is on the other side. We have seasons in Chico! I love warm summer nights and the crisp winter days and I still think nothing compares to fall in Bidwell Park and the spring azalea bloom on the Chico State campus. The University and the community work hard to bring arts and entertainment to Chico. And perhaps most important to me, Chico is friendly and inclusive. In Chico I feel that the work…
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