William M. Webster, IV (Vice Chairman and Director) co-founded our company with Mr. Johnson. Mr. Webster has served as the Vice Chairman of our board since August 2005. From July 1997 until August 2005 Mr. Webster served as our Chief Executive Officer, and had served as Chairman of our board of directors from July 1997 until July 2004, when Mr. Johnson was elected to serve as our Chairman. From May 1996 to May 1997, Mr. Webster served as Executive Vice President of Education Management Corporation and was responsible for corporate development, human resources, management information systems, legal affairs and government relations. From October 1994 to October 1995, Mr. Webster served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Scheduling and Advance. Mr. Webster served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Richard W. Riley from January 1993 to October 1994. From November 1992 to January 1993, Mr. Webster was Chief of Staff to Richard W. Riley as part of the Presidential Transition team. From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Webster served as President of Carabo, Inc., which owned and operated 27 Bojangles Chicken and Biscuit restaurants in South Carolina. Mr. Webster currently serves on the board of directors of LKQ Corporation

J. Patrick O'Shaughnessy (Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Director) has served the Company since August 2007. Mr. O'Shaughnessy has over 15 years experience in the investment banking industry. He was most recently a partner at Thomas Weisel Partners. Prior to joining Thomas Weisel, he spent much of his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and with Credit Suisse First Boston, where he remained after its acquisition of DLJ until 2002. Mr. O'Shaughnessy has originated and executed transactions in mergers and acquisitions, equity and equity-linked securities and leveraged finance, with concentrated experience in the consumer and industrial services industries. Mr. O'Shaughnessy is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Robert H. Chapman, III (Director) has served as a director since July 2004. Since December 2003, Mr. Chapman has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Inman Mills, a textile manufacturer. Prior to becoming its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Chapman served as the President and Treasurer of Inman Mills from January 1991 to December 2003. Since November 2003, Mr. Chapman has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bumper2Bumper Media, Inc., an advertising and marketing company. Mr. Chapman also serves as a director of Bumper2Bumper Media, Inc. Mr. Chapman currently serves on the board of directors of Tuscarora Yarns, Inc. and the South Carolina Advisory Board of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Donovan Langford (Director) has served as a Director since December 2005. Mr. Langford, is a CPA and has been Vice President of WMX, Inc., a management consulting firm, since 1994. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Langford was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of finance, administration, and distribution of the textbook publisher, ScottForesman. He also was Controller of The Field Corporation from 1986 to 1990, and worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1973 to 1986. Mr. Langford serves on the boards of directors of Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp. and Harley-Davidson Funding Corp., both of which are indirectly whollyowned subsidiaries of Harley-Davidson, Inc., as well as the boards of directors of several other companies, including Fones4All and AeroMetric, Inc. He also is president of the board of directors of USRowing, the national governing body for the sport of rowing.