CHEA-At-A-Glance (pdf)

CHEA Staff

Judith S. Eaton, formerly Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, joined CHEA as President in August 1997. Judith has also been President of the Council for Aid to Education as well as Community College of Philadelphia and the Community College of Southern Nevada.

Robert Ciconte, Director of Web and Database Services, joined CHEA in September 2007. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Lead Developer for Federal Reports Inc., where he played an integral role in creating one of the leading online career resources for attorneys, AttorneyJobs.com. Robert is an award winning web developer/designer, with accolades ranging from an Adobe Site of Day Award to several FWA awards.

Jan Friis, Vice President for Government Affairs, joined CHEA in May 2006 from Final Analysis Communication Services, Inc. where he was Vice President of Administration and Director of Government Relations. Jan has served as chief of staff for two former Members of Congress (Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania and Mr. Forbes of New York) and served as district administrator for a third Member, Mr. Schulze of Pennsylvania. Jan has also been in private law practice.

Jan Riggs, Vice President for Administration, joined CHEA in December 2004. Jan previously served as Operations Analyst for the Ohio Aerospace Institute, a nonprofit organization that fosters cooperation among industry, universities, and federal laboratories.

Judith A. Wilde, Vice President for Recognition Services, joined CHEA in December 2007. She was formerly the associate director for accountability and research at the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) at The George Washington University. Much of her previous work has been related to the research, evaluation and design of programs for English language learners and other students at risk of educational failure.