In December 2022, Kansas native Dan Soliday began his tenure as president and chief executive officer of Heartspring. Throughout Dan's 30-year career, he's had a focus on youth development, global poverty, HIV/AIDS prevention, youth mentoring, and providing services and independence for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Dan has a passion for bringing children with complex needs together to learn and grow.

Previously, Dan was the CEO of the Woodhaven Learning Center in Missouri. Before that, he was the CEO of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters from 2010 to 2020 where he served on the national federation as a member of its governing body and the National Leadership Council as chair of the Organizational Sustainability Committee. He was also elected as the chair of BBBS's Large Agency Alliance.

Dan is a 2013 graduate of Leadership Kansas and served as the program chair in 2015. He's been a mentor, a member of the downtown Rotary Club, and on Team Justice—Sedgwick County's Department of Corrections Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board.

Dan obtained his bachelor's degree and a master's of divinity from MidAmerica Nazarene University and an MBA from the University of Missouri Kansas City.