[1] Heeke earned a bachelor's degree in 1985 from Albion College, where he was a member of the club hockey team and co-captain of the baseball team, then earning a master's degree from Ohio State University in 1987.
[2] Heeke served 18 years at the University of Oregon, initially holding a role boosting the program's support in Portland.
[3][4] He became athletics director of Central Michigan University on January 16, 2006, and served 11 years in the role.
[6] He received a new contract which extended his run as school athletic director through the 2024-25 season[7] but was replaced on February 2, 2024 by former Wildcats Softball coach Mike Candrea,[8] who served as interim athletic director until the hiring of Desireé Reed-Francois which was announced on February 19, 2024.
[9] Hires while at Arizona: Heeke and his wife, Liz, are parents to three boys, Ryan, Max and Zach.