PLATO Learning Inc.

Jansen's career took off at Metavante an outsourcing provider for banks where from 1984 98 she demonstrated the initiative and leadership skills to move from Buyer to Senior Vice President & CIO. Her next career step took her to Deluxe Electronic Payment Systems where as President & CEO she guided a then floundering company to achieve financial growth while increasing customer satisfaction. On the heels of that success, Janssen spearheaded a new start-up inside Deluxe Corporation as CEO of eFunds Corp. The business increased revenues by more than 30 percent while creating an operating increase of greater than 120 percent. Additionally, she has held the position of President & CEO at both Hallmark Cards, Inc./eBizmix.com and SurePayroll, Inc. Ms. Janssen is currently a private investor and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Balia Wellness Center, one of the private firms in which she has invested. From 2004 to 2006, she served as President of First Data Debit Services and the STAR Network. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SurePayroll, Inc. from 2002 to 2003 and President of Hallmark Cards' web business from 2000 to 2001. Ms. Janssen also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eFunds Corporation from 1999 to 2000 and was Chief Information Officer of Metavante (formerly M&I Data), where she worked from 1984 to 1998. Debra Janssen grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area and received her Liberal Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Robert C. Hickcox, joined PLATO Learning in June 2005 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer and in July 2006 became Vice President, Professional Services. Prior to that, he was an independent consultant from 2001 to 2005 after a six-year career with NCS Pearson, where he most recently held the position of Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Hickcox s business experience also includes various management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation, as well as several commissioned officer positions within the United States Air Force.

David Braswell is an award-winning educator, leading researcher, devoted husband, and, most importantly, the father of three teen-age daughters - each of which is the reason for his longstanding commitment to the national education goal of Leaving No Child Behind. As the former founder and president of TeachMaster Technologies, Inc., and Vice-President of Education for PLATO Learning, Braswell has more than 24 years of experience in education and related research. He has spent over two decades designing and producing curriculum management software that has helped educators plan, design, and focus on standards-driven curriculum management and sound instructional decision-making, including the multi-product Standards ToolKit suite, Standards Record Keeping & Reporting , and PLATO Polaris . Educated at Western Carolina University, Braswell received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a K-12 Reading Certification in 1978, followed by a Master of Education in Administration in 1986. He has held teaching, building level and district level administrative positions in Georgia, North Carolina, South Dakota, and New Mexico. Current areas of interest for Braswell include policy analysis at the district and state levels. He currently sits on the Governing Board of Glendale Union High School District in Phoenix, Arizona and has been extensively involved with a number of legislative initiatives in recent sessions. Braswell was recently appointed by the governor as a member of the Joint Legislative Council for the Implementation of All Day Kindergarten.

Jill V. Lyttle joined PLATO Learning in June 2004 as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to that, Ms. Lyttle was Vice President, Human Resources for Prudential Financial from 1997 to 2004. She has also previously held various executive level human resource positions at Cargill, First Bank System, and International Multifoods.

John T. Kernan joined the Varsity Group Board of Directors in March 2002. Mr. Kernan holds a B.S. from Loyola College and has over 35 years of experience in the information technology industry, including numerous roles with Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Kernan served as Vice President of Product Development for Deltak, Inc., now part of Thomson NETg, a leader in online training. He is a co-founder of GMS, Inc., now called CSG Systems, the largest cable television software company. Moreover, is the founder of Education Systems Corporation that, while under his leadership, was sold to Jostens and grew to $250 million in revenues. Mr. Kernan is also a co-founder of Lightspan Inc. (NASDAQ:LSPN) that merged with PLATO Learning, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUTR) in 2003 to create the largest education software company in the nation. He served as Chief Executive Officer from September 1993 until November 2003 and currently serves on the Board of Directors.

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2001. Prior thereto, various management and executive positions with Honeywell International from 1977 to 2001 (Chief Financial Officer of the Home and Building Control global business unit from 2000 to 2001; Chief Financial Officer of the North American Home and Building Control business unit from 1995 to 2000, and prior to 1995, various other management positions, including Corporate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis).