Julie McGee has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2009. Since 1994, Ms. McGee has served as a director on the Board of Directors of DeVry Inc. (NYSE), where she also serves as the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. Ms. McGee is currently retired. Prior to her retirement in January 2008, Ms. McGee has served as a Senior Advisor to Harcourt Inc. From 2003 to 2007, she served as President and CEO of Harcourt Achieve, Professional and Trade (a publisher of educational, trade and professional materials). Prior to her position with Harcourt Achieve, Professional and Trade, she served as President of Basal and Test Publishing, for McGraw Hill Education, an information service provider, and earlier as Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc., an education publisher. From 1991 to November 2000, Ms. McGee was President of McDougal, Littell & Co. and, upon its acquisition by Houghton Mifflin, another publishing company, in 1994, she also became Executive Vice President of Houghton Mifflin. Ms. McGee began her publishing career at McDougal Littell in 1988 as an editorial director. From 1986 to 1988 she held management positions at Ligature, Inc., prior to which she was, for three years, Director of Marketing and Software Development for a division of Tandy Corporation.
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