Rev. Dana Waters is the Ministry Relations Officer for the Southeast region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Puerto Rico). He works with congregations to create a culture of generosity, offers seminars and workshops, develops gifts and fundraising plans for ministries, and provides coaching to finance, stewardship and endowment committees.

Dana grew up at South Highland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL, where his grandfather was the head pastor. As a college student, Dana co-founded a student-run bookstore that operated as the official Presbyterian College Bookstore until he heard the call to ministry.

Prior to serving with the Foundation, Dana served as a pastor for eight years in congregations in Georgia and South Carolina. Dana holds a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. He and his wife Kira live in Savannah, GA with their daughter Leona and three cats.