Mission Advancement Team

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Hillcrest Family Services values church relations, family and friends who wish to know more of its vision, mission, goals and plans for the future in forming promise people. A team of experienced and knowledgeable people serves Hillcrest in a county based program. Meet them here. You are invited to call on anyone of them with requests for more information or questions specific to gift planning.

Carol L. Jefferson

Vice President of Mission Advancement

Carol joined Hillcrest Family Services from the University of Iowa Foundation. She served as Executive Director of Development for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center in Iowa City, for the past 12 years. Prior to moving to Iowa, Carol was the Executive Director for the Capitol Chapter March of Dimes in Madison, Wisconsin and before that was the Director of Development for the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center. Throughout her career she has been involved with major gift and planned giving fundraising, campaign planning and management.
Phone: 563-583-7357
Carol's email: carol.jefferson@hillcrest-fs.org

Rev. Dr. Stephen Heetland

Mission Advancement Associate

Steve grew up on an Iowa farm, graduated from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, and from Wartburg Seminary in 1972 with a Master of Divinity, and subsequently with a Master of Sacred Theology in 1983. Prior to going into the ministry, he was a band director at the Catholic elementary schools and Wahlert High School in Dubuque. He was ordained in 1973.

Subsequently, he served parishes in Dubuque and Martensdale, Iowa prior serving active duty in the Army as a chaplain. He retired in 2007. He served various posts throughout the world, including Germany, the U.S., and Korea. His military training includes Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.

He earned the Doctor of Ministry degree in Spirituality at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 2006. He is an avid woodworker and loves the art of salesmanship.

Steve's service to Hillcrest includes the following counties in Iowa:
Phone: 563-940-3229
Email: sheetland@alliancemarket.us.com

Howard Haigh

Mission Advancement Associate

Howard Haigh is married to Sue Davison and they have two wonderful daughters Sara Wiedemann and Shannon Davison-Haigh.

Howard is an Iowa boy having grown up in Manchester, Iowa. After graduation from Manchester High School, he received his bachelors degree from the University of Iowa in Sociology (1971), with a slight three year interruption, serving for one year as part of the Military Advisory Command in Vietnam as part of United States Army.

After this adventure, he completed his Masters degree at the University of Northern Iowa in Education with an emphasis in College Student Personnel (1972).

After graduation, he worked at Iowa Central Community as Director of Housing. Howard has been an integral part of the human service community for the past 35 years. During this time, he worked at the Iowa Department of Human Services and Iowa Department of Adult Corrections.

The last 25 years of this time has been with Hillcrest Family Services first as a social worker, then program coordinator and finally Director of Adult Mental Health Services.
Howard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and since 1997 and has been a clinical advisor to Magellan Health Corporation in Iowa. Hobbies include travel, woodworking, boatbuilding and sailing.

Howard's service to Hillcrest includes the following counties in Iowa:
Phone: 563-543-6407
Email: hhaigh@aol.com

Our Mission Advancement Associates serve Hillcrest in different areas of the state. Refer to this map to see which associate serves your county.

Other Mission Advancement Team Members:

Mindy Stiles, Public Relations Coordinator
Phone: 563-583-7357
Mindy's email: mindy.stiles@hillcrest-fs.org

Sondra Bennett, Office Coordinator
Phone: 563-583-7357
Sondra's email: sondra.bennett@hillcrest-fs.org

Theresa Ward, Database Coordinator
Phone: 563-583-7357
Theresa's email: theresa.ward@hillcrest-fs.org