Elisa Jaden (SREB)

Elisa Jaden leads SREB’s regional tuition reciprocity programs: the Academic Common Market and the Regional Contract Program. She also serves as director for the SREB region to the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). In this role she follows state and federal higher education regulations and policy related to state authorization and program approval. Elisa works with the S-SARA Regional Steering Committee to inform and clarify policy changes made at the national level.

Elisa joined SREB in 2017, bringing more than 15 years experience in recruiting and admissions for postsecondary education, including at Lincoln College of Technology and the Technical College System of Georgia. Elisa holds a bachelor of arts in communications from University of Alabama and a master of science in management and leadership from Western Governors University. She lives in the metropolitan Atlanta area.