David L. Heetland

David Heetland is senior vice president for planned giving at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to assuming this position, he served as the seminary's vice president for development. Under his leadership the seminary completed three major capital campaigns, including the most successful capital campaign in the seminary's history, which raised more than $100 million. Dr. Heetland holds a BA from the University of South Dakota, an MDiv and ThD from Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado, and a Diploma in Theology from Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. He is an ordained United Methodist minister and a Certified Financial Planner. Dr. Heetland is a frequent preacher, speaker, and consultant to various nonprofit organizations.