Ashworth College Expands Board of Directors; Appoints Jill Wine-Banks to Board

NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ashworth College, a leader in online education, today announced that it has appointed Jill Wine-Banks to its Board of Directors.

Wine-Banks brings to Ashworth (http://www.ashworthcollege.edu) her expertise as a corporate executive, attorney and not-for-profit leader. She has extensive experience in international business development, financial operations, alliance creation and management across a variety of industries to include education, government, manufacturing and telecommunications.

Having held several corporate posts with top corporations such as Motorola and Maytag, Wine-Banks also served as Officer of the Chicago Public Schools where she was responsible for career and technical education. Her innovations there included the creation of DeVry Advantage Academy, where students can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a college associate degree. Additionally, she served as General Counsel of the United States Army and was one of three Watergate Special Prosecutors responsible for the main Watergate trial.

"We were delighted with the opportunity to add Jill Wine-Banks to the Ashworth College Board of Directors," said Gary Keisling, Ashworth Chairman and CEO. "Her executive experience and deep understanding of development, financing and management will make her an excellent addition to our Board of Directors. I look forward to working with Jill and know she will add a great new perspective to the strategic oversight of our company and high energy to our ongoing efforts to increase shareholder value."

Wine-Banks is a frequent speaker for professional and business groups and she has been the recipient of many awards, including from the Pentagon, the United States Department of Justice, and The European Economic Communities Commission, as well as awards from the Girl Scouts and the YWCA. She is also included in numerous editions of Who's Who. Her educational background includes a B.S. in Communications from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in New York City.

About Ashworth College

Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Ashworth College, a leader in online education, offers students worldwide more than 100 online degrees, online certificate programs, online career training and online high school diplomas. Ashworth is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The Accrediting Commission of the DETC is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. For more information, visit http://www.ashworthcollege.edu.

Ashworth is a Sterling Partners portfolio company. Sterling, a private equity firm with a 25-year history of generating superior returns invests in industries with positive, long-term trends and provides ongoing support with a diverse and balanced team of industry veterans, operators, investors, strategy experts, and human capital professionals.  For more information, please visit www.sterlingpartners.com.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link.

Gary Keisling

https://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=93046

SOURCE Ashworth College