Howard Heath is a product of Chicago Public Schools and graduated from Wendell Phillps High School. After college I taught at Lane Technical High School for 31 years as a math and computer teacher. I was Active in the teachers union my entire career and was a union delegate for more than twenty years, in 2001 I was elected Vice-President of the Chicago Teachers Union. My position not only included filling in for the President when needed, but also lobbying for current and retired teacher issues, which I still do. In my role as the Vice-President of the union I was fortunate enough to work politically with, most notably Lisa Madigan, Jesse White, Barack Obama and our current State Senator Omar Aquino.

After my stint at the Chicago Teachers Union I returned to Lane where I retired in 2007. I currently volunteer with the Chicago Teachers Union and serve on the Class Size and Teacher Evaluation Appeals Committees. I also serve as the National (AFT) Retiree representative from the CTU. Recently, I have co-authored several articles for the Chicago Union Teacher monthly magazine, on issues related to retirees.

I am a serious photo fine art, nature and journalism photographer for over forty years and regularly have photo credits in the teacher publication Chicago Union Teacher (CUT). In the last ten years I have exhibited at the "Uri-Eichen" and the "The Health in the Arts" Galleries and several local cafes including Mathers LifeWays. One of my other favorite subjects is architecture. Particularly of churches and theatres.