Final List of Private Meetings and Attendees Proposed Rule for Gainful Employment December 15, 2010 U.S. Department of Education
“Over the past several weeks, the U.S. Department of Education met with over 50 unique entities to discuss their comments received in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking for gainful employment published on July 29, 2010. Below you will find the complete list of individuals who participated on behalf of for-profit institutions, community colleges, higher education organizations, student organizations, and other interested parties.
As a whole, the discussions resulting from these meetings helped to ensure that the Department underwent a thorough and thoughtful review process that will ultimately result in a rule that best serves the interests of students and taxpayers alike. The Department appreciates the constructive viewpoints shared throughout the course of these discussions and is on track to publish a final rule in early 2011.”
The following Department Officials and Staff participated in private meetings on the subject of gainful employment:
Office of the Secretary (ED-SEC)
Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
Office of the Deputy Secretary (ED-ODS)
Tony Miller, Deputy Secretary
Office of the Under Secretary (ED-OUS)
James Kvaal, Deputy Under Secretary
Leigh Arsenault, Confidential Assistant
Office of the General Counsel (ED-OGC)
Charlie Rose, General Counsel
Georgia Yuan, Deputy General Counsel
Steve Finley, Program Attorney
Harold Jenkins, Assistant General Counsel Office of Postsecondary Education (ED-OPE)
Eduardo Ochoa, Assistant Secretary
David Bergeron, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
Dan Madzelan, Senior Director for Strategic Planning, Analysis, and Initiatives Service
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 14th, 2010 InfiLaw
Rick Inatome InfiLaw Chief Executive Officer Doug Chait InfiLaw Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Chidi Ogene InfiLaw General Counsel Dennis Cariello DLA Piper Counsel James Kvaal ED- OUS Steve Finley ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 14th, 2010 Center for Education and the Workforce
Anthony Carnevale CEW Director Michelle Melton CEW James Kvaal ED- OUS David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 15th, 2010 American Association of Cosmetology Schools
Tom Netting Akerman Senterfitt Public Affairs Advisor Anthony Fragomeni AACS Director Christine Gordon Graham Webb Academy President Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED-OPE
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 18th, 2010 Monroe College
Karenann Carty Monroe Academic Dean Marc Jerome Monroe Executive Vice President Roberta Greenberg Monroe Vice President Stephen Jerome Monroe President James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 19th, 2010 Mark Kantrowitz
Mark Kantrowitz Publisher James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 21st, 2010 Kaplan Inc.
Andrew Rosen Kaplan CEO Matt Seelye Kaplan Chief Financial Officer Rebecca Campoverde Kaplan Senior VP for Government Relations James Kvaal ED- OUS Steve Finley ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS Dan Madzelan ED- OPE
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 21st, 2010 DeVry Inc.
Elizabeth Truelove McDermott DeVry Senior Director, Internal Audit Michelle Stipp DeVry Manager, Policy and Training, Regulatory Affairs Thomas Babel DeVry Vice President James Kvaal ED- OUS Steve Finley ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS Dan Madzelan ED- OPE
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 21st, 2010 The Institute for College Access and Success, Campus Progress, United States Student Association, and US Public Interest Research Group
Pauline Abernathy TICAS President Debbie Cochrane TICAS Program Director Angela Peoples Campus Progress Policy and Advocacy Manager Getachew Kassa USSA Legislative Director Rich Williams US PIRG Higher Education Advocate Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 22nd, 2010 Strayer University
Dr. Sandra Stallard Strayer University President Catherine Guttman-McCabe Strayer University Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kelly Bozarth Strayer Education Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 22nd, 2010 National Consumer Law Center
Deanne Loonin NCLC Attorney James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 22nd, 2010 Walden University and Laureate Education Inc. Jonathan Kaplan Walden University President Paula Singer Laureate Higher Education Group CEO Jennifer Blum Drinker, Biddle & Reath Partner James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 25th, 2010 Bridgepoint Education
Sheryl Wright Bridgepoint Vice President of Government Affairs Nancy Broff Dickstein Shapiro LLP Counsel Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Harold Jenkins ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 25th, 2010 Lincoln Educational Services
Scott Shaw Lincoln Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Shaun McAlmont Lincoln President and CEO Fran Giglio Lincoln Vice Prsident of Compliance and Regulatory Services Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 25th, 2010 Association of Private Colleges and Universities
Harris Miller APSCU President and CEO Jonathan Guryan Northwestern University Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Economics Tammy Halligan APSCU Director of Regulatory Affairs Brian Moran APSCU Executive Vice President for Government Relations and General Counsel Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 25th, 2010 Career Education Corporation
Diane Jones CEC Vice President for External and Regulatory Affairs Gary McCullough CEC President Leslie Thornton Dickstein Shapiro LLP Director Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 26th, 2010 Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities
Harris Miller APSCU President and CEO Brian Moran APSCU Executive Vice President for Government Relations and General Counsel Dr. Jonathan Guryan Northwestern University Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy and Economics Lauren Maddox Podesta Group Principal Jay Urwitz Wilmer & Hale Partner Bill Clohan APSCU Special Advisor to Harris Miller Arne Duncan ED- SEC James Kvaal ED- OUS Tony Miller ED- ODS Charlie Rose ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 26th, 2010 Eastern Iowa Community College
Patricia Keir Eastern Iowa CC Chancellor Jane Haugland Eastern Iowa CC District Financial Aid Officer Karen Bickers Eastern Iowa CC President and Vice Chancellor Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 26th, 2010 Grand Canyon University
Brent Richardson Grand Canyon CEO Dennis Cariello DLA Piper Counsel Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 26th, 2010 American Council on Education, Association of Community College Trustees, American Association of Community Colleges
Terry Hartle ACE Senior Vice President, Division of Government & Public Affairs David Baime AACC Senior Vice President, Government Relations, & Research JeeHang Lee ACCT Director of Public Policy James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 28th, 2010 ITT Technical Institute
Kevin Modany ITT CEO Clark Elwood ITT Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer James Kvaal ED- OUS Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 28th, 2010 Northwestern Career College
Lawrence Schumacher Northwestern President Laura Pollastrini Northwestern Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 28th, 2010 Education Management Corporation
Anthony Guida EDMC Senior Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Development Richard Them EDMC Vice President Edward West EDMC CFO Jack McKernan EDMC Chairman and Former Governor of Maine James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 28th, 2010 Rocky Vista University
Dr. Bruce Dubin Rocky Vista Dean and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Robert Roehrich Rocky Vista President J. Andrew Usera Rocky Vista Vice President and General Counsel Kathy Leary Rocky Vista Director of Financial Aid James Kvaal ED- OUS Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 Corinthian Colleges
Peter Waller Corinthian CEO Jack Massimino Corinthian Executive Chairman of the Board Mark Pelesh Corinthian Executive Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC James Kvaal ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 Education Management Corporation
Jack R. McKernan EDMC Chairman Todd Nelson EDMC CEO Edward West EDMC CFO Anthony Guida EDMC Senior Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Development Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 DeVry Inc.
Daniel Hamburger DeVry CEO Sharon Parrott DeVry Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Regulatory Affairs Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 University of Phoenix/Apollo Group
Joseph D'Amico Apollo Group/UOP President and COO Charles Edelstein Apollo Group/UOP Co-CEO, Chairman Gergory Cappelli Apollo Group Director, Chairman Dr. William Pepicello UOP President Matthew Ankrum Apollo Head of Global Strategy Michael Goldstein DowLohnes Attorney at Law Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 Capella University
Christine Johnson Capella University Director of Government Affairs Kevin Gilligan Capella Education Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Blum Drinker, Biddle & Reath Partner David Bergeron ED- OPE Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment October 29th, 2010 Corinthian Colleges
Peter Waller Corinthian CEO Mark Pelesh Corinthian Executive Vice President, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs James Kvaal ED- OUS David Bergeron ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault Ed- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 1st, 2010 U.S. Small Business Administration
Kate Reicher SBA Charles Maresca SBA Kia Dennis SBA Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Dan Madzelan ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 9th, 2010 Capella University
Kevin Gilligan Capella Education Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christine Johnson Capella University Director of Government Affairs Jennifer Blum Drinker, Biddle & Reath Partner Larry Isaak Capella University President Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS James Kvaal ED- OUS Charlie Rose ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 9th, 2010 Strayer University
Robert Silberman Strayer Education Inc. Chairman and CEO Catherine Guttman-McCabe Strayer University Senior Vice President and General Counsel Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS James Kvaal ED- OUS Charlie Rose ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 10th, 2010 The Institute for College Access and Success, Campus Progress, U.S. Students Association, National Consumer Law Center, US Public Interest Research Group
Lauren Asher TICAS President Pauline Abernathy TICAS Vice President Chris Lindstrom US PIRG Higher Education Program Director Rich Williams US PIRG Higher Education Advocate Getachew Kassa USSA Legislative Director Lindsay McCluskey USSA President Angela Peoples Campus Progress Policy and Advocacy Manager David Halperin Campus Progress Senior Vice President Deanne Loonin NCLC Attorney Arne Duncan ED- SEC James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Tony Miller ED- ODS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 10th, 2010 American Council on Education, Association of Community College Trustees, American Association of Community Colleges
David Baime AACC Senior Vice President, Government Relations, & Research Dr. George Boggs AACC President and CEO Dr. Walter Bumphus AACC President and CEO-designee Jee Hang Lee ACCT Director of Public Policy J. Noah Brown ACCT CEO Terry Hartle ACE Senior Vice President, Division of Government & Public Affairs Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC James Kvaal ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 10th, 2010 Rasmussen College
J. Michael Locke Rasmussen CEO Arne Duncan ED- SEC James Kvaal ED- OUS Tony Miller ED- ODS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 11th, 2010 Kaplan Inc.
Don Graham The Washington Post Company Chairman and CEO Andrew Rosen Kaplan Chairman and CEO Matt Seelye Kaplan Chief Financial Officer Rebecca Campoverde Kaplan Senior VP for Government Relations Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 22nd, 2010 BC Partners
James Rubin BC Partners Raymond Svider BC Partners Arne Duncan ED- SEC James Kvaal ED- OUS Tony Miller ED- ODS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 23rd, 2010 Walden University and Laureate Education Inc.
Doug Becker Laureate Education Inc. Chairman and CEO Paula Singer Laureate Higher Education Group CEO Jonathan Kaplan Walden University President Jennifer Blum Drinker, Biddle & Reath Partner Arne Duncan ED- SEC Tony Miller ED- ODS James Kvaal ED- OUS Georgia Yuan ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 24th, 2010 Howard Community College
Katherine Allen Howard CC Director, Financial Aid Services Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 29th, 2010 Coalition for Educational Success
Lanny Davis Lanny J. Davis and Associates Principal Avy Stein Willis Stein & Partners Principal Principal Lincoln Frank Quad Partners Managing Partner Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE Georgia Yuan ED- OGC David Bergeron ED- OPE Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment November 30th, 2010 Rasmussen College
J. Michael Locke Rasmussen CEO Adam Steinbrunner Rasmussen Director of Student Economics Taryn Hennessy Rasmussen James Kvaal ED- OUS David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment December 1st, 2010 YTI, Concorde, and Ogle Schools
Tim Foster YTI/Concorde/Ogle CEO and Executive Chairman Ben Klein Heather Podesta & Partners Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment December 1st, 2010 Regency Beauty
Andrea Fike Regency Senior Vice President and General Counsel Hayes Batson Regency President Heather Podesta Heather Podesta & Partners Partner Eduardo Ochoa ED- OPE David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment December 1st, 2010 Aerosim Flight Academy
Shannon Sheppard Aerosim Manger of Education Paul Woessner Aerosim Senior Vice President Scott Foose Regional Airline Association Vice President James Kvaal ED- OUS David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS
Meeting Record Regarding Gainful Employment December 14th, 2010 University of Phoenix/Apollo Group
Mark Brenner UOP Senior Vice President, External Affairs Joseph D'Amico Apollo Group/UOP President and COO Matthew Ankrum Apollo Head of Global Strategy Gergory Cappelli Apollo Group Director, Chairman James Kvaal ED- OUS David Bergeron ED- OPE Steve Finley ED- OGC Leigh Arsenault ED- OUS