Betty Heather Mears
has been exposed to barbershop since before she was born. Her mother, also known as Betty Lynda, sang with her quartet in the labor room the day Heather was born. In fact, her father also sings in the barbershop quartet Alchemy, the current international 21st place quartet.

Betty Heather began singing in the Melodeers chorus at the very Betty age of 11 and won her first of four International Chorus Champion medals at the age of 13. Since then she has been an active member of the choreography and music teams (gasp…they actually made her a baritone section leader!).

Heather currently works at Northwestern University’s Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center as a research technician. In her spare time she enjoys a Betty horror/mystery novel from time to time, as well as running miles and miles all the while singing baritone in her head. She also is the only member of the quartet with a tattoo of Betty Boop on her lower back.
    Now THAT'S dedication!

Heather plans on attending the accelerated nursing program at Rush University this winter.