Erikson Institute Appoints Three New Members to Board of Trustees

CHICAGO, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Erikson Institute, one of the
nation's leading graduate schools in child development, has appointed Martin
Cabrera, Jr., Edward S. Loeb, and Joyce A. Walters, to its Board of Trustees.

"These are three individuals who not only share our passion for education but
have the knowledge and experience to create positive change in the field,"
said Erikson Institute president Sam Meisels. "They are a dynamic addition to
our team."

Martin Cabrera, Jr., chief executive officer of Cabrera Capital Markets
Cabrera launched Cabrera Capital Markets in 2001 after earning a degree in
finance from Northern Illinois University. Since then the Chicago-based
investment firm has underwritten more than $35 billion in municipal bond
transactions, with clients that include the states of California and Illinois
and the cities of Chicago and Houston. The company holds a seat on the Chicago
Stock Exchange; its brokerage clients include public and corporate pension
funds such as CalPERS, Illinois Teachers Retirement, Nissan, Boeing, and
Sprint Corp. His company also donated $50,000 to the Stock Market Game, a
program that teaches principles of investing to students in grades 4-12.

Edward S. Loeb, partner, Harris Associates
Loeb, partner and portfolio manager, joined Harris Associates in 1989. He is a
comanager of many of the firm's institutional investment portfolios, and he
also comanages several mutual funds offered by Harris' parent, Natixis,
including the Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund. Harris Associates, based
in Chicago, manages approximately $38 billion on behalf of individual and
institutional clients nationwide. Loeb received his BA from Princeton
University and his MBA from Northwestern University and holds the chartered
financial analyst designation.

Joyce A. Walters, director, Education and Workforce Initiatives, The Boeing
Company
Walters has overall responsibility for building the company's community
investment programs in education. She provides program subject matter
expertise, philosophy and strategic direction and interfaces with a network of
U.S. and international community investors who act on behalf of The Boeing
Company. Walters joined The Boeing Company in 1988 and brings more than 18
years of experience managing business/education partnerships to her work. She
has extensive experience in community investing, employee involvement, and
public-private partnerships. She also launched the company's charitable
investments in early learning in 2001.

About Erikson Institute
As the nation's only graduate school to focus exclusively on child development
from birth to age eight, Erikson Institute is an independent institution of
higher education that prepares child development professionals for leadership
through its academic programs, applied research and community involvement. Now
entering its 43rd year, Erikson Institute advances the ability of educators,
practitioners, researchers and decision-makers to improve the lives of
children and their families.

SOURCE Erikson Institute

Jeffrey Brennan of Erikson Institute, +1-312-893-7109, jbrennan@erikson.edu