{"id":25826,"date":"2024-07-31T11:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=25826"},"modified":"2025-08-28T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:23:59","slug":"heather-nielsen","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/about-us\/staff\/heather-nielsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Nielsen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heather Nielsen tau koom nrog Pab Pawg Ua Haujlwm Zoo hauv xyoo 2022, tom qab tsiv rov qab mus rau Minnesota ib nrab kis thoob qhov txhia chaw. Nws tau ua haujlwm nrog cov koom haum xws li Guthrie Theatre thiab Adventures hauv Cardboard thiab SPA thaum ua Minneapolis nws lub tsev tom qab nyob hauv Brooklyn, New York tau kaum xyoo. Thaum nyob hauv NYC, nws tau koom nrog hauv kev kawm uas tau saib xyuas kev ncaj ncees hauv zej zog thiab tsim cov zej zog raws li kev kos duab thiab kev ua yeeb yam. Nws tau qhia Qib Plaub ntawm Cov Phooj Ywg Seminary hauv Manhattan, nrog rau kev coj ua yeeb yam hauv chav kawm, koom tes ua yeeb yam hauv Tsev Kawm Ntawv Nruab Nrab, thiab tsim cov haujlwm qub nrog Creative Arts Team Youth Theatre. Lwm qhov tseem ceeb tau sib koom ua ke tsim Newtown Creek Puppet Parade thiab Pageant hauv Brooklyn, tshawb txog cov dej qias neeg yav dhau los, tam sim no, thiab yav tom ntej nrog nws cov tub ntxhais hluas cov neeg nyob hauv, tau txais nws Masters hauv Applied Theatre los ntawm CUNY-SPS, thiab kawm Kev Kawm Ua Yeeb Yam Hauv Tsev Kawm Qib Siab. Ua ntej tsiv mus rau New York, Heather tau nyob hauv Vermont thiab Minnesota thiab tsom mus rau kev kawm txuj ci, kev txuag, thiab kev coj noj coj ua ntawm cov hluas nrog rau Vermont thiab Minnesota Conservation Corps. Heather kawm tiav los ntawm Gustavus Adolphus College hauv St. Peter, MN nrog BA hauv Environmental Studies thiab tsom mus rau kev ua yeeb yam thiab kev hloov pauv hauv zej zog. Nws nyiam tshawb nrhiav Minneapolis thiab St. Paul nrhiav zaub mov zoo, kos duab zoo, lossis cov khw muag khoom sab nraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32c328e9095463d1926159e770150604\"><strong>Cov kws ntaus nkauj nyiam:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tub Vaj Ntxwv, David Bowie, Pawg Neeg Hu Liab, Lub Tebchaws, Beyonce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94c050346bad4a3937647f3a0c0dd495\"><strong>Yog tias koj yuav tsum xaiv zaj nkauj uas yuav ua si txhua zaus koj nkag mus hauv chav, nws yuav ua li cas?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hnub Zoo Nkauj los ntawm Bill Withers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-011b1665190a09132a84aae699b8294e\"><strong>Cov phau ntawv nyiam:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nyeem cov toj roob hauv pes los ntawm Tom Wessels, Birchbark Lub Tsev los ntawm Louise Erdrich, B yog rau Brooklyn los ntawm Selina Alko<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5673ea0aae3627c6b2102abbafd529d\"><strong>Cov yeeb yaj kiab uas nyiam:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ntxhais fuabtais Bride, Royal Tenenbaums,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ddab516fb4af6ec7a0f1a297a0747f4\"><strong>Cov zaub mov nyiam:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tag nrho cov noodles! pasta, mov noodles, soba, yum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd8143eed853a64dbd1712bf5b07968b\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Nyiam quotes:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&quot;Peb txhua tus ua tau zoo dua thaum peb txhua tus ua tau zoo dua.&quot; Paul Wellstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f38acfd7c199afcd8b126434eb3194c1\"><strong>Yam uas nyiam hauv tsev kawm ntawv:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choir, biology, ua yeeb yam, kos duab, lus kos duab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7db437c61b11cd5e3848971aaaffd43\"><strong>Kev nyiam ua yeeb yam:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pom HOTB&#039;s MayDay parade thiab kev ua koob tsheej thawj zaug thiab paub txog lub zog ntawm HUGE puppets, kev ua koob tsheej hauv zej zog, thiab kev ua koob tsheej.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b78147e03ff9fc10d0ade776ca230a46\"><strong>Koj qhov chaw so qhov chaw so kawg:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51a12f38450c27e1c74857752e11f0ef\"><strong>Yog tias koj tuaj yeem muaj ib lub hwj chim loj, nws yuav ua li cas?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muaj peev xwm &#039;pom&#039; keeb kwm ntawm ib qho khoom qub lossis lub tsev los ntawm kev kov lossis tuav nws<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e949affdeff19c00201af6ecb81df51\"><strong>Tus neeg muaj hwj chim tshaj plaws hauv koj lub neej \/ tus kws qhia ntawv lossis tus cob qhia:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuv niam! Ua rau kuv xav paub tob txog qhov xwm txheej thiab qhia kuv kom coj nrog kev ua siab zoo thiab kev hlub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99f9c17dc16bb079a13b4cdb8a8b64ac\"><strong>Yam koj xav ua thaum koj loj hlob:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tus actor los yog kws kho tsiaj<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heather Nielsen joined the Project Success team in 2022, after relocating back to Minnesota mid-pandemic. She worked with organizations like the Guthrie Theater and Adventures in Cardboard and SPA while making Minneapolis her home after living in Brooklyn, New York for ten years. 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