Board of Trustees

Mr. Frank Ball's primary occupation is as a self-employed organizational consultant and executive coach who works with senior leaders and leadership teams to build greater leadership capacity within their organizations. He has been engaged in this work since 1995 and has clients in the private, public and non-profit sectors.

Throughout her 27-year career in higher education leadership, Mary B. Marcy has developed major education reform and diversification initiatives, supported the advancement of faculty and students, introduced innovative programming, and enhanced the reputation and reach of the institutions she has served.

Mr. David Cumberbatch is a Senior Advisor for K-12 Solutions at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where his primary focus is commercialization. He is also a Senior Advisor to Apogee Equity Partners and New Markets Ventures, and is a member of the board of advisors for Village Capital and Riiid Labs.

Lieutenant General David D. Halverson retired from the United States Army in 2016 after over 37 years of service. He became CEO of Cypress International Inc. in 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia, and later, Chairman and CEO.

Mr. Javier Miyares is a highly respected academic leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation and change in online higher education. This includes eight years of past service as president of University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). 

Dr. J.D. Polk is the agency Chief Health and Medical Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) located in Washington D.C. He began serving in this position in November of 2016.

Lori Reynolds is a three-star United States Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (retired) and board member who most recently developed, led, and managed the Corps’ $12B global information portfolio spanning
intelligence, IT, networking, cyber security, space, and information.

William G. Robinson, Jr. is the President of Broadgate Human Capital, LLC. which is a management consulting firm aimed at value creation through excellence in human resources. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

Angela Selden was appointed CEO of APEI in September 2019. Ms. Selden brings more than 30 years of experience in technology and technology-enabled services.

Dr. Wallace E. Boston was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of APUS and its parent company, American Public Education, Inc., in July 2004.

General Alfred Gray (retired USMC) was the 29th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps from 1987-91. As Commandant, General Gray assisted in the formulation of national and international policy, and strategy. He also served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Lieutenant Colonel James H. Herhusky (US Army, Retired) was an integral part of the American Public University System for more than seventeen years, beginning in 1995 as American Military University’s first Chief Operations Officer.

Dr. Katy E. Marre is professor emerita and former associate vice president at the University of Dayton. Her distinguished academic experience includes developing, coordinating, organizing, and reviewing programs and proposals dealing with issues within graduate studies and research.

Dr. Zatz was Acting President from November 2021 through August 2022. Dr. Zatz was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2004 and has also served previously as the chairwoman for 10 prior years, up until 2018. During this time, she has chaired the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, and was the University’s representative to the Compensation Committee of American Public Education Inc.