Heather Nadelman *93

Heather died suddenly Aug. 6, 2025, while attending the Kingston Sheepdog Trials in Ontario, Canada. She was 58.

Born in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 1, 1966, Heather majored in religion at Yale, graduating in 1988. She served as editor in chief of the 1988–89 edition of The Insider’s Guide to Colleges. She earned a Ph.D. in religion from Princeton in 1993, focusing on American religious history.

Heather worked at Educational Testing Service as an assessment specialist for more than 25 years. More recently, she worked as an independent consultant in educational test development and narrative design. Her work included creating virtual reality training programs in a variety of fields, including an instructional program for firefighters.

Dog-centered all her life, Heather became an expert in Border Collies. Combining her interests in technology and Border Collies, Heather developed a website aimed at making knowledge of the working stock dog world accessible to newcomers. She operated Outrun Press, focusing on Border Collie-related books. Among the books Heather edited and published were Donald McCaig’s The Dog Wars, Mike Neary’s Sheep for Sheepdogs, and Top Trainers Talk About Starting a Sheepdog. Heather was also a writer of fan fiction.

Heather is survived by her many friends.

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