Partner

• Jun 2015 - Present

I have tried many cases before and made appellate arguments to federal and state courts and administrative agencies across the country. These disputes have required me to oversee large teams of people and to manage legal, administrative, public relations and legislative issues, as well as formulating strategic direction, often simultaneously. I am adept at negotiating resolution of complex and multi-faceted legal and policy disputes. My extensive experience working with companies operating in the higher education, telecommunications and energy sectors translates well to other regulated businesses facing similar issues.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer

• Oct 2006 - Jun 2015

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer for one of the nation’s largest for-profit post-secondary education companies. Alta operates 16 campuses of Westwood College and Redstone College in five major metropolitan areas, as well as Westwood College Online. In this position, I had responsibility for the Company’s Law, Regulatory, Human Resources and Compliance organizations. I also served as the Secretary for the Boards of Directors of Alta and its subsidiaries. Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer for one of the nation’s largest for-profit post-secondary education companies. Alta operates 16 campuses of Westwood College and Redstone College in five major metropolitan areas, as well as Westwood College Online. In this position, I had responsibility for the Company’s Law, Regulatory, Human Resources and Compliance organizations. I also served as the Secretary for the Boards of Directors of Alta and its subsidiaries.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

• Nov 2000 - Jul 2006

Publicly traded local telecommunications carrier (NYSE: VCG), which employed approximately 1300 people, had an enterprise value of greater than $2 billion and over $500 million in annual revenues. Valor was formed in 2000 by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Vestar Capital Partners, to purchase rural telecommunications assets from GTE (now Verizon). My position included a wide range of legal and executive responsibilities: • Corporate governance, compliance and SEC reporting. • Company’s initial (and only) Chief Legal Officer, I developed and built the Company’s Law Department and legal infrastructure. • Centrally involved in leading the Company's February 2005 IPO; its $9 billion spin/merger with Windstream Communications (NYSE: WIN), which closed in July 2006; and several other acquisitions and rounds of financing. • Chief Human Resources Officer • Responsibility for management of eight departments and 48 employees,.

Corporate Counsel

• Apr 1989 - Nov 2000

Corporate Counsel, 7/00 to 11/00; Regional Executive Director- Public Policy, 1/98 to 7/00; Corporate Counsel, 9/97 to 1/98; Senior Attorney, 9/92 to 9/97; Counsel, 4/89 to 9/92. • As Regional Executive Director- Public Policy, I developed regulatory and legislative strategy for the states of MN, IA, NE and NM and led the implementation of those initiatives . • Lead attorney for U S WEST’s operations in IA (9/92 - 4/96), CO (4/96 - 6/97) and AZ (6/97 to 1/98). • Representation of U S WEST/Qwest in numerous federal and state legal, appellate and regulatory proceedings.

Associate Attorney

• Aug 1986 - Apr 1989

Civil litigation specialist, with an emphasis in corporate, securities, construction and commercial litigation matters. Civil litigation specialist, with an emphasis in corporate, securities, construction and commercial litigation matters.

Judicial Clerk

• Aug 1985 - Aug 1986