CollegeWeekLive Expands Executive Team

New Hires Support Growth of College Admissions Destination www.CollegeWeekLive.com

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CollegeWeekLive (TM), the channel where students and colleges meet live online, today announced the expansion of its executive team with new hires Joel Brown as Senior Vice President of Sales, Jason Degeorge as Vice President of Technology, Sharon Fagan as Vice President of Client Services and Kathryn Maguire as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. "The growth of CollegeWeekLive is accelerating and we are excited to be expanding our executive team with proven leaders that will help guide this growth and the company to the next level, " said Robert Rosenbloom, CEO and President and CEO of CollegeWeekLive.

Executives joining the company include Joel Brown in the role of Senior Vice President of Sales. Joel was previously the Vice President of Sales at Lexia Learning, a well-known and respected reading software company. Prior to Lexia Learning, Joel was Vice President of International Sales for Lycos and previously worked as a Director of Sales for Boston.com. Joel has a BS in Business Administration from Merrimack College.

Jason Degeorge has joined ColllegeWeekLive as the Vice President of Technology. Prior to joining CollegeWeekLive, Jason was Vice President of Technology for Nellymoser, a mobile technology company that creates rich interactive media applications on mobile devices. Before working at Nellymoser, Jason founded Undertree Communications, a technology consulting firm. Jason has a BA in Mathematics from Wesleyan College.

Sharon Fagan, Vice President of Client Services, comes to CollegeWeekLive from TechTarget, where she rose from Events Director to Director of Campaign Management. TechTarget is a technology media firm that provides event management, custom advertising and lead generation solutions built on its network of 100 online and social media outlets such as TechnologyGuide.com, ComputerWeekly.com, and SearchStorage.com. Sharon holds a BA from Northeastern University.

Joining the executive team in the role of Vice President of Strategic Partnerships is Kathryn Maguire. Prior to joining CollegeWeekLive, Kathryn co-founded and served as Vice President of Business Development for CityVoter, a software company that powers an award-winning contest platform specializing in consumer engagement at the local level. CityVoter conducts online contests, sweepstakes and brackets for clients such as ABC, Hearst Television, Boston.com, Gannett Media, Gilt Group and Zipcar. Kathryn is currently a Managing Director with Golden Seeds, an angel investor network specializing in startups founded by women entrepreneurs. Kathryn has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

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CollegeWeekLive is the leading channel where students and colleges meet online. More than 1,200,000 students from 192 countries rely on CollegeWeekLive to help navigate college admissions. This live channel provides unprecedented access to expert presentations and enables students to have unscripted conversations with hundreds of colleges.

Students turn to CollegeWeekLive to gain insights from current students, admission representatives, and leading experts, whether they are narrowing their choice of schools or making post-admission decisions. Through live text and video chats, students, parents, and counselors engage directly with colleges at every stage of the enrollment process with CollegeWeekLive.

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