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Ralph R. Smith was appointed to our board of directors in April 2005. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. Since 2004, Mr. Smith has served on the board of directors of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc., a non-sectarian, for-profit provider of education and educational services for the pre-elementary through 12th grade market, and serves as a member of their Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of Venture Philanthropy Partners, a non-profit philanthropic investment organization serving the National Capital Region, and a member of the board of directors of the Center for Responsible Lending, a non-profit research and policy organization protecting home ownership and family wealth. From 1975 to 1997, Mr. Smith was a member of the faculty of the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, teaching corporate law, securities regulations, and education law and policy. Mr. Smith also has held a number of senior leadership positions for the School District of Philadelphia, including Chief of Staff and Special Counsel. Mr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has served as a Teaching Fellow and L.L.M./S.J.D. candidate at Harvard University. Mr. Smith has served on our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since April 2005. | 