Comprehensive Health Education Foundation Hires New Assistant Controller

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ®), announced that it has hired Ingrid Heckt as its new Assistant Controller. In this position, Heckt will be responsible for managing all accounting activities within the organization.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 31, 2007 -- Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ®), announced that it has hired Ingrid Heckt as its new Assistant Controller. In this position, Heckt will be responsible for managing all accounting activities within the organization, reporting directly to Marvin Hamanishi, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of C.H.E.F.

With much of her professional career spent in the accounting field, Heckt joins C.H.E.F. from Renton, Washington-based Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., the leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. While at Wizards of the Coast, Heckt held the position of Financial Reporting Accountant.

According to Marvin Hamanishi, "Ingrid brings an impressive set of accounting credentials and work experience to our organization, and will be an outstanding addition to the finance team. We welcome her to C.H.E.F., and look forward to her future contributions."

Heckt received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington, and also became a CPA in 2000.

About Comprehensive Health Education Foundation

Founded in 1974, Seattle-based Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) is a nationally known nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote health and quality of life through education. With a focus on helping other health and human service organizations prevent and reduce major health inequities across ethnic, racial, and income groups, C.H.E.F. offers a unique blend of philanthropy and public policy, as well as mentoring and training through its new MissionWise™ division. For information about C.H.E.F. and MissionWise, please visit www.chef.org and www.missionwise.org or call 1.800.323.2433.

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