Committees

Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees, click on committee names in the chart below.
 Audit CommitteeCompensation CommitteeNominating and Corporate Governance Committee
J. Christopher Everett 
Biography PhotoJ. Christopher Everett
Chairperson


Mr. J. Christopher Everett is an independent consultant and investor and currently serves on the Boards of Ryan Building Group, Ideaca, Ltd., Dan Ryan Builders, and Valley Motors, Inc. in addition to serving on the Board of American Public Education, Inc. Mr. Everett has also served as an Executive in Residence at the Kogod School of Business at American University where he taught graduate courses in the application of technology and strategy.

Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was a... 
  Chairperson Committee Member
Major General (Retired) Barbara G. Fast 
Biography PhotoMajor General (Retired) Barbara G. Fast
Director


Major General (Retired) Barbara G. Fast currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Army Defense and Intelligence Programs, CGI Federal, where she leads the company’s Army & Defense Intelligence Business Unit. MG Fast joined CGI Federal in 2011 to lead the company’s mission support work for U.S. Army operations and intelligence clients, including the U.S. Army Training & Doctrine Command, U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Tech... 

  Committee Member Committee Member
Jean C. Halle 
Biography PhotoJean C. Halle
Director


Jean C. Halle has served on our Board since March 2006. Ms. Halle is currently an independent consultant. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Halle was the Chief Executive Officer of Calvert Education Services, a provider of accredited distance education programs and educational support services. From 1999 to2001, Ms. Halle was the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of New Business Development for Times Mirror Interactive, a digital media subsidiary of the former Times Mirror Company. From 1986 to 19... 
Chairperson   
Timothy  J. Landon  
Biography PhotoTimothy  J. Landon
Director


Mr. Timothy Landon is the CEO of Landon Company and focuses on early stage angel investing and consulting for private equity, venture capital and large traditional and online media companies. Tim is the Chairman of BlockShopper.com, LLC., a start-up in the online real estate news and information space.

Previously, Mr. Landon worked for Tribune Company from 1986 until 2008 in a variety of positions and had leadership roles in starting CareerBuilder.com, Classified Ventures, the ... 

Committee Member   Committee Member
Wes Moore 
Biography PhotoWes Moore
Director


Wes Moore is a youth advocate, Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur, and host of Beyond Belief on the Opra Winfrey Network. His book "The Other Wes Moore" became an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Born in 1978, Wes and his sisters were raised by their widowed mother. Despite early academic and behavioral struggles, he graduated Phi Theta Kappa in 1998 as a commissioned officer from Valley Forge Military College, and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins ... 
   
Timothy T. Weglicki 
Biography PhotoTimothy T. Weglicki
Vice-Chairperson


Tim Weglicki is a Founding Partner of ABS Capital Partners whose investment interests and experience span the business services, health care, media and communications and technology sectors. Today, Mr. Weglicki works closely with his companies guiding them through strategic initiatives that can help them achieve success, including re-focusing business models to achieve improved margins, reorganizing compensation structures to drive growth and advising them on strategic transactions that build an... 
Committee Member   Chairperson
Eric C. "Ric" Andersen 
Biography PhotoEric C. "Ric" Andersen
Director


Mr. Ric Andersen has 29 years of experience working in operations, consulting and private equity. He spent over 20 years at PwC Consulting where he served many of the firm's largest clients and rose to become a Managing Partner and COO. He played a central role in the divestiture of PwC Consulting to IBM in 2002 and became a senior executive at the company, leading IBM's services business in Asia for two years. Ric left IBM and joined Silver Lake in 2005 where he helped form, then led the firm's... 
Committee Member Committee Member  
Dr. Wallace E. Boston 
Biography PhotoDr. Wallace E. Boston
President and Chief Executive Officer
Member, Board of Trustees
Member, Board of Directors


Dr. Wallace E. Boston was appointed 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 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2002.

Dr. Boston guided APUS through its successful initial accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association in 2006 and ten-year reaccreditation in 2011. In November 2007, Dr. Boston l... 
   


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