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.

Colleen A. Clancy, CPA, Director of Finance and Administration, joined CHEA in December 2008. She has more than 25 years of nonprofit experience, including serving as Assistant Director of Financial Accounting for the American Chemical Society, Director of Finance for the Armenian Assembly of America and Chief Financial Officer of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.

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.

Sam Jaraiedi, Project Administrator, joined CHEA in November 2008. Sam was previously an employee for the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium where he was an administrative assistant and editor of WV Space Connections. Sam also served in Niger, West Africa as a Community Health Agent for the Peace Corps.

Leah Matthews, Vice President for Recognition Services, joined CHEA in November 2009. She previously served as Director of Institutional Compliance and Agency Recognition for the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. She holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Oklahoma.

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.

Timothy Willard, Director of Communications, joined CHEA in January 2009. He previously served as Vice President of Communications for the Food Products Association, where he managed communications activities for the nation’s largest food trade association, and as Director of Communications for the World Future Society and Managing Editor of its magazine, The Futurist.