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Cheryl Blanco to join TERI as Vice President, National College Access Programs and Executive Director, Pathways to College Network

September 26, 2007

TERI announced today that Cheryl Blanco will join the company as Vice President of National College Access Programs and Executive Director, Pathways to College Network, effective October 31, 2007, reporting to Willis J. Hulings III, TERI’s President and CEO.

In this role, Dr. Blanco will provide vision, leadership and strategic direction for TERI’s national college access programs. Most importantly, Dr. Blanco will be responsible for directing the Pathways to College Network (PCN), a national alliance of over 30 organizations, working collaboratively under the direction of TERI to advance college opportunity for underserved students by raising awareness, supporting initiative research, and promoting policy and practices across the K-12 and higher education sectors.

“We are extremely pleased that Cheryl will be joining TERI to oversee its national initiatives, and strengthen and grow the Pathways to the College Network,” said Willis Hulings, President and CEO. “TERI has long been a national leader in promoting access to higher education. Under Cheryl’s leadership, the Pathways Network and TERI will help ensure more students and adults have the resources and are provided opportunities to make higher education a reality.”

“I’m very excited to be joining TERI,” said Blanco. “As a participant in the Pathways Network since its inception, I am excited about working with the partners to sharpen the vision and reinvigorate the platform to create dialogue that will help students and families.”

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TERI, a nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1985 and promotes educational opportunities for all through its college access and loan guarantee activities.

TERI is a national leader in promoting strategies for improving college access. The company manages college access programs that target low-income individuals and those who are the first generation in their families to attend college. These programs raise student and adult aspirations to include college and other post-secondary education, provide guidance and information directly to students and their families on planning and paying for college, and support increased student achievement in middle and high schools. TERI is also the managing partner of the Pathways to College Network, an alliance of over 30 nonprofit organizations and funders committed to advancing college access and success for underserved students.

TERI’s loan guarantee programs help students close the gap between education costs and their other resources such as financial aid, savings and family support. TERI is the oldest and largest guarantor of private (non-government) student loans with more than $18 billion in outstanding guarantees. TERI brings together lenders, schools, students and families to make available low-cost, high quality financing for postsecondary education.

For more information, please visit www.teri.org.