Join us for the October LEAD Speaker.

Cathy Heying ’10 is the Founder and Executive Director of The Lift Garage, a nonprofit auto repair shop that provides low cost car repair for low income Minnesotans. Born and raised in a town of 800 people in NE Iowa, Cathy has lived in Minneapolis since 1997 where she has worked in a variety of church and social service fields. Holding a BA in Social Work from Loras College in Dubuque, IA, and an MA in Pastoral Ministry from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN, Cathy returned to Dunwoody College in 2008 to receive an AS degree in Auto Technology with a vision of starting a garage to provide affordable car repair to people in need. The Lift Garage has been open since 2013. In 2015 Cathy was named both a CNN Hero and also the Irwin Tools Tradesperson of the Year.