by Mountain Mail Staff Chaffee County Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday that Jake Rishavy will assume the role of executive director effective July 1. Rishavy will take up the reins from Wendell Pryor, founding executive director, who is retiring after 12 years leading the organization. The CCEDC implements and supports a range of economic development opportunities in Chaffee County. A press release stated the selection committee of the organizationâs board interviewed a highly-qualified candidate pool and chose Rishavy as best qualified to lead the organization. He served for nearly a decade as vice president for Denver South, a regional public-private, nonprofit economic development organization representing six south Denver metro jurisdictions making up the âTech Center.â