George Montgomery, President

Mr. Montgomery has served as President and CEO of U.S. Education since joining the company in October, 2002. Mr. Montgomery has over 30 years of management experience in private, public and multinational corporations.

Previously, Mr. Montgomery served as President and CEO of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., a leading supplier of golf equipment. Mr. Montgomery started at Taylor Made as VP Marketing and was responsible for the development and introduction of the very successful “Burner Bubble” line of clubs. He was subsequently promoted with responsibility for worldwide operations. During this tenure, company revenue more than quadrupled.

William C. Clohan, Chairman

Mr. Clohan has served as U.S. Undersecretary of Education, Education Counsel to the Education and Labor Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, Legislative Assistant to two Members of Congress, General Counsel/Vice President for Government Relations for the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools, General Counsel to two postsecondary accrediting agencies (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools; the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools), and Executive Director for the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools. Mr. Clohan is also an active board member of the Career College Association. From 1982 to 1996, he was a partner in Clohan & Dean, a Washington-based law firm specializing in representation of higher education and banking clients. Mr. Clohan was an officer in the U.S. Air Force for five years, serving as commander of the headquarters support squadrons for Tactical Air Command and for Air Force Systems Command. Mr. Clohan holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, a M.S. in Administration from George Washington University, and a B.S. in International Relations and in Political Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

George P. Harbison, Vice President, Finance

Mr. Harbison has served as U.S. Education's Chief Financial Officer since joining the Company in June, 2003. In his role, Mr. Harbison is responsible for the Company’s finance, accounting, real estate, information technology, and risk management functions. Mr. Harbison has nearly 30 years of financial management experience serving private, public and multinational corporations. Prior to his tenure with U.S. Education , he most recently served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Real Mex Restaurants, the parent company of Acapulco and El Torito Restaurants. Previously, Mr. Harbison served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ladbroke/USA, the $1 billion United States gaming division of London-based Hilton Group Plc (formerly Ladbroke Group Plc). Earlier in his career, Mr. Harbison held various financial management positions with American Hospital Supply, W.R. Grace & Company, and Trans/Pacific Restaurants, Inc.

Mr. Harbison is an honor graduate of Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Thomas A. Bloom Ph.D., President of Apollo College

Dr. Bloom has served as President of Apollo College since December 2003. In his role, Dr. Bloom is responsible for directing operations of nine campuses and a divisional office.

Previously, Dr. Bloom co-founded and served as the Chief Operations Officer of The Well Fed Baby, Inc., a frozen food and nutraceutical manufacturing company in San Diego, California. During this period, he co-wrote The Well Fed Baby TV Show, which was picked up by Fox Health Network and authored two books: The Well Fed Baby Cookbook and The Well Fed Baby.

Earlier, in his career Dr. Bloom served as President and CEO of the California Culinary Academy (CCA) in San Francisco, where he conceived and wrote 26 television shows for KQED, a public broadcasting network in San Francisco, California. He also wrote the accompanying book “Cooking at The Academy” and completed a successful IPO. Prior to the CCA, he served as Vice President of The Culinary Institute of America in New York.

During his career Dr. Bloom has served as Chairman of The Country School in San Marcos, California, a school for children with High Functioning Autism and co-founded Gateway Academy, the first school in the state of Arizona specializing in K-12 students with Asperger’s Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and PDD-NOS. Dr. Bloom has served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin, Florida State University, and the University of Minnesota. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Education from the University of North Dakota, a Masters of Science Degree in Education, and Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from the University of Wisconsin.

Jeffrey R. Akens, President of Western Career College

Mr. Akens has served as the President of Western Career College since September 2007. Mr. Akens previously served as the Campus Executive Director for the Boise, San Leandro and Pleasant Hill campuses from 1997-2006.

Mr. Akens has an extensive background in education, including the management of program directors, the mentoring of new instructors, and curriculum development. During his tenure at U.S. Education, Mr. Akens has a proven track record of strong financial results and campus outcomes. In two years, Mr. Akens increased Revenue and EBITDA at the Boise campus by $450k and $150k per month, respectively. While at Western Career College, Mr. Akens has been responsible for one successful start-up and five successful campus transformations. Mr. Akens received a B.S., Business Administration Management/Government from California State University in Sacramento.

Andy Vaughn, Vice President, Marketing and Admissions

Mr. Vaughn has served as the Vice President of Marketing and Admissions since August 2008. Mr. Vaughn previously served as the Director of Marketing and Admissions for Apollo College from 2004-2008.

Mr. Vaughn has over 10 years experience working in private postsecondary education including previous positions as Vice President of Marketing and Admissions at Collins College, Corporate Director of Admissions at Heald College and Associate Director of Student Services/Admissions at National University. During his tenure in private education, Mr. Vaughn has a proven track record of strong results, outcomes and leadership development of marketing and admissions teams. His leadership positions have included the oversight of successful campus start ups, growing student populations of mature campuses and delivering excellent revenue growth for many different college systems. Prior to working in private postsecondary education he worked in commercial broadcasting in positions such as Promotions Director and commercial production.

Mr. Vaughn received a BA degree in Journalism and Communication from the University of Nebraska and an MS degree in Education from National University in San Diego.

David McMurtry, Vice President, Information Technology

Mr. McMurtry has been the head of U.S. Education’s Information Technology department since January of 2004. Prior to taking on this role, he was the Vice President of Information Systems for Western Career College.

Mr. McMurtry has over 15 years experience working in private postsecondary education, and has developed systems that have involved all areas of college operations. Since joining USEC, he has migrated the Company’s numerous legacy student management, telecommunications, and accounting systems to a group of consolidated systems that serve the entire USEC enterprise. Mr. McMurtry holds a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, graduating with Great Distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Alison Gregg, Vice President, Human Resources

Ms. Gregg has served as Human Resources Vice President of U.S. Education since joining the Company in March 2004. Ms. Gregg has over 30 years of Human Resources management experience in various industries including biomedical, professional services, high technology, and manufacturing.

Prior to joining U.S. Education, Ms. Gregg served as Human Resources Executive Director for Fair Isaac Corporation. Previously, she held Human Resources management positions at Unisys Corporation, ATL/Quantum, Sorin Biomedical, Embion, and Norris Industries (later purchased by Masco Corporation).

Ms. Gregg holds a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Loyola Marymount University, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Redlands, and a Professional Designation in Business from UCLA.

Jason Barlow, Director of Interactive Marketing

Mr. Barlow has served as the Director of Interactive Marketing since August 2005. His role encompasses the management and prioritization of the strategic direction of the Company’s eBusiness initiatives to acquire new students.

Mr. Barlow is an accomplished business and technology leader with expertise in direct and Internet marketing, enrollment services, project management, operations management, e-business strategies and general technology management. He has over twelve years of experience in the higher education industry serving as e-Business Director and Director of Internet Strategy for the University of Phoenix, Phoenix Campus and Southwest Region, as well as a key leadership role in the initial formation of Axia College for Apollo Group, Inc.

Mr. Barlow holds a masters degree in Information Systems Engineering from Western International University and a B.S. in Business from the University of Phoenix. He served four and a half years in the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and Primary Leadership Development Course.

Jamie Morley, Ph.D, Vice President, Planning and Business Development

Dr. Jamie Morley started her career in private sector education as an allied health faculty member in 1992. She holds a PhD in Adult Education, a Master’s degree in Organizational Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Dr. Morley has served as a Dean, Executive Director, and Vice President of Academic Affairs in organizations with varied ownership structures from privately held through publicly traded. From 1997-2001 she owned and operated an online college specializing in advanced computer training. Currently Dr. Morley serves as the Vice President of Planning and Business Development for US Education, a subsidiary of DeVry Inc, where she manages strategic growth initiatives for the company. Dr. Morley is actively involved in issues that impact proprietary education and serves as a Commissioner for ACICS, Chair of the Nursing Subcommittee for CCA, and Chair of the Advisory Committee to the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education.