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Dan Busby, President
 Dan Busby is a CPA and is recognized as one of the nation’s top experts in tax and finance issues for clergy, the church and other nonprofit organizations. His career has been varied: 10 years with the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, where he served as Controller, 10 years as the founding partner of a CPA firm in Kansas City, Busby & Keller (now Keller & Owens) and 11 years as the Chief Financial Officer of The Wesleyan Church at their denominational offices in Indianapolis. Since 1998, he has served as ECFA's Vice President, Senior Vice President, and he became President of ECFA in 2009.
He is a graduate of Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, with a Master’s degree. In 1997, he received an honorary Doctor of Business Administration degree from Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Bartlesville Oklahoma.
He and his wife, Claudette, have two children and two grandchildren.
He has spoken in 37 states, appeared on TV, and has been a featured guest on a number of radio programs. He is a prolific writer with over 250 of his articles having been published since 1990.
He has received many awards. The National Association of Church Business Administration honored him with the Significant Contributor Hall of Fame Award. In 1995, the editor of Your Church magazine named him as one of the three CPAs in the U.S. who ministers would prefer to prepare their tax return.
Dan is a past national board member of the Christian Management Association and has served on numerous nonprofit boards for 110 man-years.
His two tax and finances books, The Minister's Tax & Financial Guide and The Church and Nonprofit Tax & Financial Guide, have been annually revised and published by Zondervan since 1990. Another book, Donor-Restricted Gifts Simplified, was released in 2007 and is the only book written primarily on this topic.
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Wesley K. Willmer, Senior Vice President
 Wesley Willmer, Ph.D., is the senior vice president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). Willmer focuses on strategic planning, marketing/communications, resource development, government advocacy and membership development.
Before joining ECFA, Willmer served at Biola University, La Mirada, CA for 19 years as vice president for university advancement. He led the areas of enrollment management, alumni relations, marketing communications, resource development, athletics, a national radio program and the strategic planning process. During this time, a comprehensive strategic plan was developed, the enrollment more than doubled, the facilities were significantly increased, numerous new programs were started and many awards of national recognition were received.
Previously he served at Wheaton College, Roberts Wesleyan College and Seattle Pacific University.
Willmer is often heard on national radio and is responsible for 23 books and many professional journal articles. He has initiated and directed more than $1 million dollars in research grants to study faith-based nonprofit organizations.
His most recent books include "The Prospering Parachurch: Enlarging the Boundaries of God’s Kingdom," "God and Your Stuff: the Vital Link between Your Possessions and Your Soul" and "Revolution in Generosity: Transforming Stewards to be Rich toward God."
Wilmer has served in a consulting role to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. In addition, he has served as a volunteer on numerous boards, including serving for six years as the chairman of the Christian Stewardship Association, founding board member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) Commission on Philanthropy, founding board member of the Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) and most recently vice chairman of the ECFA board.
Willmer received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a master of education degree in counseling and guidance from Seattle Pacific University. He received a doctor of philosophy degree in higher education from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
John Van Drunen, Director of Compliance
 John Van Drunen has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, from Anderson University and a Juris Doctor from Regent University School of Law. He is also a CPA.
John has received many awards, including The Virginia Bar Association recognition for his pro bono work during his tenure as a law student. This work included working with nonprofit organizations and assisting low-income individuals by preparing their taxes. John is a member of the Christian Legal Society, American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, and the AICPA. He is also a member of the Alpha Chi and Delta Mu Delta Honor Societies.
John’s responsibilities primarily relate to managing the field review program, writing and speaking on technical nonprofit issues, and handling special compliance issues.
John enjoys spending time outdoors enjoying the grandeur of God’s creation. Additionally, he has traveled and volunteered with Christian nonprofit organizations internationally.
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