| Angela K. Selden |
Angela K. Selden is the founder of Dineriq, Inc. She currently holds positions as President, CEO & Director at American Public Education, Inc., Director at IC Compliance LLC, Director at Talent Wave Ventures Ltd., and Member-Governors Board at Opus College of Business. Her former positions include CEO at Arise Virtual Solutions, Co-Chairman & CEO at Workforce Insight LLC, CEO at Skybridge Americas, CEO at Digital Architecture, Executive Chairman at Strategic Fundraising, and Executive Chairman at Call Assistant. She also worked as a Managing Partner at Accenture LLC. Ms. Selden received an undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas. |
| Richard W. Sunderland |
Richard W. Sunderland is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at American Public Education, Inc. since 2014 and at American Public University System, Inc. since 2014. Previously, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP & Controller at NeighborCare, Inc. from 1993 to 2004, Chief Financial Officer at Active Day, Inc. (Maryland) from 2005 to 2008, and Chief Financial Officer at NovaSom, Inc. from 2008 to 2010. He also worked as a Principal at Sleep Solutions, Inc. and as a Senior Manager at PWC Corp. Mr. Sunderland completed his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College and holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. |
| Eric Christian Andersen |
Eric Christian Andersen is currently the Chairman at American Public Education, Inc. and G5 Search Marketing, Inc. He is also the Lead Independent Director at Vertex, Inc. Eric has held positions as a Director at Princeton Softech, Inc., The Barra Foundation, Inc., American Public University System, Inc., ProtonMedia, Inc., CareerArc Group LLC, NWHW Holding, Inc., Valiant Holdings LLC, and The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, he is a Partner at Peak Equity Partners, Inc. In his former roles, Eric was a Director at EnterpriseDB Corp. and Silver Lake Group LLC, where he served as a Managing Director. He was also a Partner at Milestone Partners Management Co. LP and held positions at Pricewaterhouse LLP, PwC Consulting, and IBM Business Consulting Services, Inc.Mr. Andersen completed his undergraduate degree at Bucknell University and earned an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Craig MacGibbon |
Craig MacGibbon is currently the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at American Public Education, Inc. and a Partner at Wavestone US, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Information Officer at UIL Holdings Corp. |
| Karmela Gaffney |
Karmela Gaffney is currently the Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at American Public Education, Inc. Prior to this, she worked as the Vice President-Digital Commerce at Choice Hotels International, Inc. She completed her undergraduate degree at Arizona State University. |
| Tanya Axenson |
Tanya Axenson is currently the Director at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service and the Chief Human Resource Officer at American Public Education, Inc. She previously worked as the Director at Woods Child Development Center, an Associate Attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and the Vice President-Human Resources at Aerotek, Inc. Axenson received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and Cornell University. |
| Donald Cox |
Donald Cox is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at American Public Education, Inc. He previously worked as a Principal at the US Department of Labor, US Department of Energy, and US Immigration & Customs Enforcement. He also served as the Chief Information Officer at NOVA Corp. Mr. Cox received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Maryland Global Campus and holds an MBA. |
| Jessica Jackson |
Jessica Jackson is currently the Chief of Staff & Vice President at American Public Education, Inc. Her former position was as President & Director at Eastern Panhandle SHRM. She received an undergraduate degree from Shepherd University (West Virginia) and a graduate degree from American Public University. |
| Steven M. Somers |
Steven M. Somers is currently the Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer at American Public Education, Inc. He previously worked as the Senior Director-Corporate Development & IR at 1075 First Global Associates LLC, Director-Corporate Development & IR at SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc., Vice President-Corporate Development at Kaplan, Inc., Vice President-Investor Relations at Rosetta Stone, Inc., and Analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. He also served as the President of Graduate School. Somers received his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University and his MBA from Villanova University. |
| Jean C. Halle |
Jean C. Halle is currently a Director at Second Avenue Software, Inc., an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc., a Director at American Public University System, Inc., a Trustee at The Catholic University of America, a Founding Member at Empty Stocking Fund, a Trustee at Maryland Board of Education, a Trustee at Catholic Distance University, and a Vice President at Women’s Education Alliance. Ms. Halle's former jobs include being the President & Chief Executive Officer at Calvert Education Services LLC, a Director at Loyola University of Chicago, the Chief Operating Officer at Curiosityville LLC, the CFO & Vice President-New Business Development at The Baltimore Sun Co. LLC, and the President at Homestead Publishing. Ms. Halle's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland, Inc. |
| Anna M. Fabrega |
Anna M. Fabrega is an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer at Freshly, Inc. and Local Bounti Corp. She also held various director and senior manager positions at Stripes LLC, Amazon Go, and Microsoft Corp. Additionally, she was a Manager of Inventory Control at J&L Industrial Supply. Ms. Fabrega received an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| Granetta B. Blevins |
Granetta B. Blevins currently works at American Public Education, Inc., as Independent Director, KentuckyOne Health, Inc., as Director, CHI Saint Joseph Health, as Director, and Georgetown College, as Trustee. Dr. Blevins also formerly worked at Island Creek Corp., as Principal, Education Design Studio, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2019, GlassLab, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2016, and Collective Shift, as Chief Financial Officer & Chief of Staff from 2015 to 2019. Dr. Blevins received her Masters Business Admin degree from Xavier University and undergraduate degree and doctorate degree from Georgetown College. |
| Michael D. Braner |
Michael D. Braner was the founder of JB Investment Partners LLC, which was founded in 2003. He is currently a Trustee & Chairman Emeritus at New York Landmarks Conservancy, an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc., and a Director at Arbor Rising. Mr. Braner has previously worked as a Director at IntegraMed America, Inc., a Senior Manager at Bain & Co., Inc., and a Partner at Sagard Capital Partners Management Corp. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University. |
| Daniel S. Pianko |
Daniel S. Pianko has founded two companies. He founded University Ventures Funds Management LLC in 2011, where he holds the title of Managing Director. He also founded Achieve Partners Management LLC in 2020, where he also holds the title of Managing Director. Mr. Pianko currently holds multiple positions. He is an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc. since 2020. He is also a Director at Altius Education, Inc., Ponce Health Sciences University, Synergis Education, Inc., Galvanize, Inc., Unic Online Ltd., Impact Capital Managers, Inc., Harlem Village Academies, and The African Leadership University. Mr. Pianko has held several former positions. He was a Director at New University Holdings Corp. from 2010 to 2011. He was also a Director-Finance at LearnNow, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. He served as a Director at UNOW, Inc. and Principal at Knowledge Investment Partners Education Co. LLC. He was an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC from 1998 to 2000. He was also a Principal at Ameriquest Capital Corp. in 2006. In terms of education, Mr. Pianko received his undergraduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York in 1998. He also obtained a graduate degree and an MBA from Stanford University in 2004. |
| William G. Robinson |
William G. Robinson is currently an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc., an Independent Director at Clover Health Investments Corp., a Director at MUST Ministries, a Director at Wake Forest Deacon Club, a Trustee at American Public University System, Inc., and the President of Broadgate Human Capital, LLC. In the past, Mr. Robinson held positions as a Director at TreeHouse, Inc., a Director-Human Resources at GE Healthcare, Inc., the Head-Enterprises Solutions Human Resources at GE Aerospace, the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Sabre Holdings Corp., the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Coventry Health Care, Inc., the Senior Vice President-Human Resources at Outcomes Health Information Solutions LLC, a Divisional Leader-Human Resources at GE Enterprise Solutions, and a Human Resources Leader-Energy Services Division at GE Energy (USA) LLC. Mr. Robinson's education includes an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and a graduate degree from Bowie State University. |
| Barbara L. Kurshan |
Barbara L. Kurshan is an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc. and a Director at American Public University System, Inc., FableVision, Inc., and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. She is the former Co-Chief Executive Officer at Core Learning Group LLC, Chairman at Education Design Studio, Inc., Executive Director at Curriki, and Chief Academic Officer at Bigchalk.com, Inc. She also held positions as a Director at Interscholastic Trading Co., LLC, Executive Vice President at WorldSage, Inc., and President at Educorp Consultants Corp. Kurshan received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University and her graduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in 1976. |
| James Kenigsberg |
James Kenigsberg is an Independent Director at American Public Education, Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, he was the Chief Technology Officer at 2U, Inc. from 2008 to 2021. He was also the Vice President-Application Development at Education Holdings 1, Inc. from 2000 to 2008, Manager-Technical Project at Ogilvy & Mathers from 2000 to 2008, and Vice President-Application Development at Princeton Review, Inc. Additionally, he worked as a Principal at Thomcorp Holdings, Inc. |
