Jane Samuel To Head Auldern Academy

Contact:
Debra Dombrowski
Communications Manager
256-880-3339

June 16, 2006

Three Springs Auldern Academy is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Samuel to the position of Head of School.

"The decision to shift positions is significant because I do love my job as the IEC Liaison for Three Springs," said Ms. Samuel. "But, having visited Auldern twice now, I have fallen in love with the spirit of this school. I am very much looking forward to working with the Auldern staff and supporting them in the good work they do with the young women in their care."

Following a long career teaching and coaching young women in a large public school system, Ms. Samuel - then Jane Stewart - entered the private therapeutic industry through a teaching position at CEDU School in Running Springs, California. She later joined a then-new Mount Bachelor Academy in Prineville, Oregon as Admissions Director.

After several years at Mount Bachelor, Ms. Samuel became part of the team that founded The NorthStar Center in Bend, Oregon. She later joined New Leaf Academy as Headmistress of their second campus, Rock Mesa, also in Bend.

Ms. Samuel joined Three Springs in December 2005 as IEC Liaison, working from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

"I have known Jane for many years," said Sharon Laney, Three Springs COO. "At every conference we attended we met to just talk about our programs, schools and the industry. It is a privilege to know her as I do and it is an honor to work with her."

"As someone who helped develop Auldern," Laney continued, "I have a very personal love for the school, staff and the girls we serve. It is with excitement that I now entrust Jane to carry on the dream and vision of the Academy. The staff members are very dedicated and working together with Jane I believe that Auldern will continue to blossom and grow. I will support Jane and the staff in any way possible during this transition."

Auldern Academy is a private therapeutic boarding school for girls located near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Auldern offers a challenging, traditional 9th through 12th grade academic curriculum designed to prepare young women for college and success post-graduate lives.

Three Springs is a nationally recognized leader in youth services, founded in 1985 to provide therapy and education to adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioral and learning problems.

Operating year-round, Three Springs programs help children develop positively by providing therapy and education in a structured environment. Located on more than twenty different campuses in ten states, Three Springs is a trusted and respected resource for helping adolescents deal with serious problems.

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