George Montgomery, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Montgomery has served as President and CEO of U.S. Education Corporation 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, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Harbison has served as U.S. Education Corporation’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 Corporation, 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.

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.

David McMurtry, Vice President, Information Technology

Mr. McMurtry has been the head of U.S. Education Corporation’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 Corporation 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 Corporation, 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.

Susanna Shamim, Corporate Compliance Officer

Ms. Shamim has served as the Corporate Compliance Officer for USEC since October 2004. Ms. Shamim has over 25 years of management, accreditation and regulatory affairs experience in higher education.

Prior to her current position, she served as an Associate Dean/Director of Development for the Los Angeles Community College District where she managed $40 million grant portfolio and helped to secure $23 million in grants in three years. She has also served as Assistant Vice President for Regulatory Affairs for a publicly traded postsecondary education company where she was responsible for developing an internal audit system and helped to bring 10 colleges into compliance with accreditation and state regulations. Earlier in her career she held positions with a state university and has consulted on strategic planning and accreditation issues with colleges and universities nationally.

Ms. Shamim holds a M.A. in Public Policy from West Virginia University and a B.A. in Political Science from Fairmont State University, WV (Summa cum Laude). She also completed post-graduate courses in finance and marketing from UCLA. She has presented and facilitated at numerous national and state conferences and workshops throughout her career and serves on the boards of nonprofit organizations.