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Granetta Blevins and Daniel Pianko Appointed to American Public Education Board of Directors
Accomplished Business Operators and Trusted Education-to-Employment Innovators Join as Independent APEI Board Members CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., June 15, 2020
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[{"type":"text","content":"Accomplished Business Operators and Trusted Education-to-Employment Innovators Join as Independent APEI Board Members\n\n\nCHARLES TOWN, W.Va., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI) – parent company of online learning provider American Public University System (APUS) and pre-licensure nursing educator Hondros College of Nursing (HCN) – today announced the appointment of Granetta B. Blevins and Daniel S. Pianko to its Board of Directors, effective June 13, 2020. Ms. Blevins has also been appointed as a member of the Board's audit committee. The appointment of Ms. Blevins and Mr. Pianko brings the total number of members on APEI's Board to nine.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"It is an honor to welcome Granetta and Daniel to the board of directors. The board's expanded team will work closely with our CEO, Angela Selden, as she leads both APEI's enterprise transformation and the growth of our adult learning platform and executes on her vision for the future of our company,\" said Ric Andersen, chairman of APEI's Board of Directors. \"The relevant and valuable experiences of our two new directors will further expand the Board's ability to support APEI in the fulfillment of its goals and guide the management team in service to our institutions of higher learning.\" \nGranetta Blevins brings to APEI extensive expertise in strategic planning and strategy execution, as well as finance and overall management. Ms. Blevins has served in several executive leadership roles during her career, including CFO, COO, Chief of Staff and business advisor to executives for education and educational technology companies as well as other industries. \nDaniel Pianko brings more than two decades of financial and investment experience primarily in the education industry. Mr. Pianko is co-founder and managing director of investment firm University Ventures, which reimagines the future of higher education and creating new pathways from education to employment. Mr. Pianko is responsible for all aspects of fund operations at the firm, including capital raising, compliance, acquisitions and dispositions. \n\"I am so pleased with the appointment of our newest board members,\" said Ms. Selden. \"We will most certainly capitalize on their combined breadth of experience, their understanding of the changing needs of working adult ...