Mr. G. Thomas Waite, III, now retired, was the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Humane Society of the United States, a global animal protection organization, from 1997 until January 2020. He was employed as Controller of the Society beginning in 1993. Prior to this, he served 14 years as controller and asset manager with local real estate firms in the Washington Metropolitan Area, before joining the National Housing Partnership as Director of Commercial Management in 1992. Prior to this, he was engaged in the practice of public accounting with Main LaFrentz & Company (formerly affiliated with, and subsequently merged into, KPMG). Mr. Waite has served on the Board since 1996, is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a former member of the Strayer University Board of Trustees. He holds a bachelor s degree in commerce (accounting concentration) from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Mr. Waite s leadership in the philanthropy and nonprofit sector is indispensable in helping the Company fulfill its mission of providing quality education to working adults. His experience as a chief financial officer and public accountant brings to the Board a seasoned voice in matters of accounting and governance that is a tremendous asset to the Board and the committees on which he serves. The Nominating Committee believes that based on his experience and expertise in financial matters, accounting and audit, and educational management, Mr. Waite should serve as a director of the Company.