Mr. Clancy is founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Community Education Centers, and has more than 32 years of experience in the corrections field. He oversees all CEC's operations in order to ensure effective facility management, including contract compliance, security and treatment. He is experienced in all phases of social service, education, and health care program development, implementation, funding mechanisms, budget supervision, staff evaluation, and supervision.

Mr. Clancy has held more than a dozen offices for various organizations, including: Former Chairman of Essex County Family Court Commission; Former Member, Essex County Vocational School Planning Council, Juvenile Conference Committee of Essex County, Essex County Advisory Committee on Alcohol, and West Essex Chamber of Commerce; and Former President, New Jersey State Association for Youth Services, East Orange. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees for The Bridge and Turning Point, Inc.

Mr. Clancy has been selected for more than 30 community service awards, including the 1999 Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" Award and the 1999 "Award of the Nineties" from the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence and is an inductee in the Essex County Democratic Hall of Fame.

Dr. Mackey is Senior Vice President for Clinical Services, Quality Assurance and Research at Community Education Centers. With more than 30 years experience, Dr. Mackey has provided therapeutic services to adult and juvenile offenders in public and private sector operations. He is a Licensed Psychologist and Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor and has also served as a law enforcement officer.

Dr. Mackey has served on numerous Advisory Commissions including the NJ Supreme Court Advisory Board for Domestic Violence, the NJ Department of Education, and Ocean County College Veteran's Advisory Committee. He is also a certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Domestic Violence Specialist.

Dr. Mackey has overseen CEC's outcome-based research efforts which have shown significant reductions in recidivism for participants in CEC's reentry programs. Dr. Mackey is a graduate of Trenton State College, where he received his BA in Psychology. He is also a graduate of Seton Hall University where he earned a MA in School Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology.

Mr. Watson joined Community Education Centers, Inc. in August 2009 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has overall responsibility for the financial activities of Community Education Centers, Inc., reporting to the Chairman/CEO. Mr. Watson has over thirteen years experience in the corrections industry and brings a wealth of experience in leading debt and equity transactions, including project financing for business development as well extensive experience in acquisitions and IPOs.

Prior to joining CEC, Mr. Watson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., Treasurer and Vice President of the Geo Group, Inc., and was a Manager of Audit and Advisory Services at Arthur Anderson. Mr. Watson is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University and earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia.

Debra Shannon
General Counsel

Ms. Shannon is General Counsel at Community Education Centers. With more than ten years of legal experience, including high-level corporate transactions, Ms. Shannon provides legal counsel to the Chairman and Senior Management at CEC. She negotiates, reviews and drafts contracts, and oversees real estate transactions and government compliance issues. Ms Shannon also manages litigation for the company.

Immediately prior to working at CEC, she was a Senior Associate for Genova, Burns & Vernoia in Livingston, N.J., where her clients included the Turnpike Authority and the Township of Woodbridge. Her legal experience includes litigation with an emphasis in employment law and labor law.

Ms. Shannon is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate with honors. Additionally, she is a member of the State Bar of New Jersey and New York, as well as the Federal District Courts in the 2nd and 3rd Circuits.

Mr. Argeropulos is Senior Vice President for Business Development at Community Education Centers. He is a 31-year veteran of the corrections field. His experience includes all major aspects of prison and regional facility management, including state-wide policy development, compliance monitoring, facility planning, supervision and design, prison industry management, and special population management.

Previously, Mr. Argeropulos headed CiviGenics' jail and prison operations. Prior to joining CiviGenics, Mr. Argeropulos served as the Associate Commissioner for Administration for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.

Earlier in his career, he served as Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Bridgewater State Complex, a network of six medium-security facilities housing more than 3,000 inmates, and as Superintendent of the Massachusetts Corrections Institute at Framingham, Mass, a 450-bed women's facility. He was Deputy Superintendent of Walpole State Prison, Massachusetts' maximum security facility housing 700 felons.

Mr. Pelletier is the Senior Vice President for Administration and Operational Support. He has more then sixteen-years service within the corrections field. His experience includes several major aspects of the corrections and law enforcement industry, including, but not limited to, state-wide policy development; compliance monitoring; facility planning, supervision and design; agency, departmental, and facility budgeting, forecasting, and auditing; and labor relations.

Prior to joining the Community Education Center's team, Mr. Pelletier served as the Corporate Director of Operations for CiviGenics, a corrections company acquired by CEC in early 2007, the Deputy Superintendent for the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office, and the Chief Financial Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Correction.

Earlier in his career, while serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the Massachusetts Department of Correction, Mr. Pelletier gained additional public safety experience as he was assigned financial and administrative oversight duties for several state agencies, including the Massachusetts National Guard, the Sex Offender Registry, the Massachusetts Parole, and the statewide E-911 service.

Ms. Jones is Senior Vice President for Proposal Development at Community Education Centers. She is responsible for proposal development, management of the organization's Communications Office, and direction of CiviGenics' Research and Treatment Outcomes staff. With more than 15 years experience in the sector, Ms. Jones has achieved an unprecedented success rate in the development of new proposals. Her expertise in the area of treatment outcomes has earned her a national reputation. She earned a degree from the University of London.

Mr. Mann is Assistant to the Chairman for Site Development/Construction at Community Education Centers. Since 1996, Mr. Mann has spearheaded all of CEC's construction, additions and rehabilitation projects, while coordinating the efforts of construction managers, civil engineers, architects and general contractors. Most recently, he oversaw seven construction and renovation projects in three states with a total added capacity of over 2,200 residential reentry beds. In 2004, he oversaw the new construction of two residential reentry facilities in Colorado and Wyoming as well as over 4,000 expansion beds nationwide. Prior to his work with CEC, Mr. Mann was co-owner and operator of R&R Construction, Inc.

Ms. Carnevale is Assistant to the Chairman at Community Education Centers. She joined Mr. Clancy in 1991 as his assistant providing accounting and financial expertise. Her experience includes over 5 years of diversified public accounting experience. Ms. Carnevale was instrumental in helping the company manage its growth from a one-facility location to its current position. She is an integral part of the corporate finance team. Ms. Carnevale received her BS in accounting from St. Peter's College in 1985 and her CPA in 1989.