Contact Us

Distance Education Accrediting Commission
1101 17th Street NW, Suite 808
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 234-5100
Email: info@deac.org


Leah Matthews, Executive Director
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Jessica Lucey, Manager of Institutional Review
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agency notices, commission meetings, institutional submissions, general accreditation review


Nan Ridgeway, Director of Accreditation
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commission meetings, substantive changes, self-evaluation reports, volunteers, site-visits, institutional enhancement reports


Martina Soares-Knize, Accreditation Coordinator
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applications for accreditation, accreditation records, international contracts, on-site evaluations, visit reports


Elvera M.A. Pollard, Office Administrator
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general inquiries, complaints, office administration, operations


Lissette Hubbard, Manager of Institutional Development and Assessment
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course reviews, program curriculum reviews, approved program database


Charles (Chip) Baldwin, Chief Financial Officer
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budget, financial operations, accounting


Leslie Urofsky, Academic Review Specialist
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readiness assessment, institutional submissions of curriculum and academic units