Dr. Heidi Petak is a Dove Award-winning writer. communication consultant, college professor, and voiceover artist. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University, a Master’s from the University of Arkansas, and a Bachelor’s in Broadcasting and an Associate’s in Art and Design from John Brown University. Dr. Petak trains leaders, organizations, and everyday people to be strategic communicators and is an affiliate professor for Colorado Christian University, Williamson College, and Denver Seminary, where her students call her “Dr. P.” Her most daunting endeavor was co-founding the Heart Perception Project, an effort to help passionate Americans learn to truly listen across the political divide. She and her husband, Brian, parent four boys, one dog, and a one-eyed cat who challenge their communication skills daily.