Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Welcomes Healthcare Executive Sylvia Jean Young to its Board of Directors
February 27 2023 - 11:30AM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC) today
announced that Sylvia Jean Young, MSHA, FACHE, has been appointed
to the Company’s Board of Directors. With over 35 years of
corporate leadership experience in the healthcare industry, Ms.
Young’s contributions are expected to further broaden the Board’s
perspective and enhance the Company’s ability to execute on its
long-term growth strategy. In connection with her appointment to
the Board, Ms. Young was also appointed to the Board’s Compensation
Committee.
“Sylvia Young brings a long record of accomplishments, both
professional and educational, and will be a valued member of the
Board of Directors,” stated Scott M. Shaw, Lincoln’s President and
CEO and a Board member. “Sylvia has great enthusiasm, and her
knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry will support
our initiatives around expanding our nursing and allied health
programs. Throughout her career, Ms. Young has demonstrated strong
leadership skills in a capital-intensive industry, and has
developed significant expertise in safety, regulatory compliance,
customer service, employee satisfaction, and Diversity, Equality,
and Inclusion programs, all of which are valuable additions to our
Board. Her experience in these areas will further support our
efforts to be the school of choice for students as well as a
workplace that continues to attract top talent for positions at
both the campus and corporate levels.”
Ms. Young is a dedicated veteran of hospital administration
having served HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division, a large cap
publicly traded company which includes HealthONE in Denver, CO and
Wesley Healthcare in Wichita, KS, for 35 years most recently as its
President and CEO from 2012 until her retirement in 2023. The
Continental Division has an adjusted average daily census of 2,755
patients, employs over 14,000 full-time employees, and generates
over $3.6 billion in net revenues. Before her appointment to the
Denver-based Continental Division headquarters, Ms. Young served as
President of HCA’s Sunrise Health System in Las Vegas, NV.
Ms. Young has a Master’s degree in Health Administration from
the University of Alabama, Birmingham and a Bachelor’s degree in
Public Administration from Samford University in
Birmingham. In 2022, Ms. Young was named one of the
“Top Women Leaders in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine
and, in 2021, she was named a “Woman of Distinction” by the Girl
Scouts. In 2019, Ms. Young was appointed At-Large Trustee of the
American Hospital Association Board of Trustees. She has also
served on the boards of local not-for-profit institutions such as
the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Colorado
Concern.
“I, along with the other Board members and the executive
leadership team, look forward to working with Sylvia to further
Lincoln’s continued evolution to become the nation’s leading career
training organization,” said Mr. Shaw.
ABOUT LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider
of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln
offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business
and information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946. Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 14 states under
4 brands: Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Technical
Institute, Lincoln Culinary Institute and Euphoria Institute of
Beauty Arts and Sciences. For more information, please go to
www.lincolntech.edu.
Contact:
Lincoln Educational Services CorporationBrian
Meyers, CFO973-736-9340bmeyers@lincolntech.edu
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