Lincoln Educational Services Corporation 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.

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.