Executive Management |
 | Dr. Wallace E. Boston
President and Chief Executive Officer; Member, Board of Trustees; Member, Board of DirectorsDr. Wallace E. Boston
President and Chief Executive Officer; Member, Board of Trustees; Member, Board of Directors
Dr. Wallace E. Boston was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Public University System (APUS) and its parent company, American Public Education, Inc. in July 2004. He joined APUS in 2002 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Dr. Boston guided APUS through its successful accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association in 2006. In addition, he initiated the institution’s application to be the first t... |
| |  | Harry T. Wilkins, CPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerHarry T. Wilkins, CPA
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Harry T. Wilkins, CPA, joined APUS as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President in January 2007, after having served on the institution's Board of Trustees and Board of Directors for three years.
Mr. Wilkins is a founding partner of Wilkins, Little & Matthews, LLP, a Baltimore-based CPA firm specializing in consulting for postsecondary education clients since 2001. Prior to 2001, Mr. Wilkins served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Strayer E... |
| |  | Dr. Frank McCluskey
Executive Vice President and ProvostDr. Frank McCluskey
Executive Vice President and Provost
Dr. Frank McCluskey, Provost of American Public University System (APUS), leads the Academic team for its two institutions of higher learning: American Military University and American Public University.
Prior to joining APUS, Dr. McCluskey served as the Dean of Online Learning at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY where he helped create and develop the distance learning program beginning in 1990 with a grant from IBM. As Dean of Online Learning, Dr. McCluskey oversaw 260 professors, 25... |
| |  | Dr. Sharon van Wyk
Executive Vice President, Chief Operations OfficerDr. Sharon van Wyk
Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Sharon van Wyk leads student services, human resources and information technology departments for APUS. She joined the university system in 2009 to help the organization continue its rapid expansion, enhance the quality of the student experience and improve operational efficiencies.
Prior to her role at APUS, Dr. Sharon van Wyk served as the Vice President of Process Excellence, Infrastructure & Online Customer Support at Intuit, a leading international provider of business and... |
| |  | Carol S. Gilbert
Executive Vice President, Programs and MarketingCarol S. Gilbert
Executive Vice President, Programs and Marketing
Carol Gilbert is responsible for developing and implementing the University's strategic marketing plan with a team comprised of Program Management, Marketing Communications and Admissions professionals. These responsibilities include identifying evolving student and market needs, working closely with Academics to build new program offerings to meet student needs now, and in the future.
Since 1985, Ms. Gilbert has held marketing and strategic planning leadership positions in the hospi... |
| |  | Peter W. Gibbons
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative OfficerPeter W. Gibbons
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Pete Gibbons served for 25 years in the U.S. Army as a field artillery officer. His responsibilities included command of soldiers in a war environment, senior staff positions at the Department of Army level, and a three-year assignment teaching at the United States Military Academy. Since retirement and prior to joining American Public University System Mr. Gibbons served as a Human Resources Executive for SITEL, a global customer relations management company. The position responsibilities inclu... |
| |  | Dr. Karan Powell
Senior Vice President and Academic DeanDr. Karan Powell
Senior Vice President and Academic Dean
Dr. Karan Powell is senior vice president and academic dean of American Public University System. Dr. Powell provides strategic guidance and oversight of curriculum, faculty selection and management, and all academic departments. Dr. Powell holds a doctorate in education from George Mason University, with a specialization in organization development and organizational learning.
Dr. Powell has more than 30 years of experience in learning, leadership development, organization performa... |
| |  | W. Dale Young
Senior Vice President and Chief Information OfficerW. Dale Young
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
W. Dale Young, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, American Public University System, joined the University in 2010 and leads the university's information technology department with a focus on continuous business process improvement, expanding academic assessment tools, course delivery systems, and improving the student and faculty experience.
Mr. Young most recently served as President of DECENT LLC, a business and technology services company. Previously, he ser... |
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