海角视频

On May 7, 海角视频 alumnus Jaymes Cheney was appointed as the next Northern California Conference Treasurer.

He was born in Portland, OR, to a passionate family that has dedicated their careers to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Cheney’s life path didn’t fall far from the tree.

He grew up north of Vancouver, WA, in Ridgefield, with a mom who worked in Adventist education and a dad who worked in plant services at Adventist Health Portland. Watching his parents and extended family devote their lives to the church sparked a desire in Cheney’s heart to do the same, wherever God would lead him.

Coming to 海角视频 was a no-brainer for him, considering the deep family ties and roots that lie in Northern California. His mom and her family grew up in Napa, and his family would frequently travel down from Washington. When it was time for him to decide on a college to attend, the fond memories of his childhood and the family history of Pioneer graduates drew him near.

Cheney graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with emphases in accounting and marketing in 2006. When looking back at his college days, he credits his education at PUC, equipping him well for professional growth and success in the workplace. “I was prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation, and I was immediately able to put my education to work at Adventist Health as an internal auditor. As my career progressed and I stepped into leadership roles, passed the CPA exam, and continued my education with an MBA from UC Davis in 2015, the foundation from which I started at PUC proved solid.”

“PUC prepared me for a service-oriented career,” Cheney continued, emphasizing the focus of mission and purpose in his profession as well as his personal life. “The ideas of service, education, and church are part of who I am.”

For him, the cultural diversity on campus fostered a deeper sense of appreciation for others with various cultural backgrounds, which continued when he spent a year at Newbold College in England through Adventist Colleges Abroad. There were students from all over the world, whom he enjoyed getting to know.

Reflecting on his time at 海角视频, he notes being surrounded by people who wanted him to spiritually, academically, and socially prosper.

“Lary Taylor, Richard Voth, Rodney Hardcastle, Lisa Paulson, and Suzie Ermshar are a few that come to mind who, for various reasons, either encouraged me, challenged me, mentored me, or connected me with others in an important way,” said Cheney. One of the most special connections he made while on the basketball team was with a Lady Pioneer on the women's volleyball and basketball teams, his wife, Brittany (Collins) Cheney, a 2007 alumnus of PUC. They now live near Sacramento and have two young children in elementary school at Sacramento Adventist Academy.

Passionate about making a difference, Cheney wholeheartedly strives to see improvement in whatever project he works on – whether big or small. He continues to be motivated by putting change into action to make a positive impact in whatever he is involved in. A quote that he lives by is one by Martin Luther King Jr. that says, “If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

When he is not crunching numbers in the office, he can be found cycling, hiking, road tripping with his family, growing tomatoes in his garden, or going through his childhood baseball card collection.

Cheney and his wife continue the Adventist mission in their family and community. “We believe that our churches, schools, and ministries are only as good as we make them, and we feel a responsibility to be involved.”