All Star Directories Names Douglas Brown to Serve as President

SEATTLE, Washington - October 4, 2005 - All Star Directories, Inc., the Internet's fastest growing publisher of school directories, today announced that the company has named Douglas Brown as its new president. In this newly created role, Brown will have day-to-day operational responsibility for the business. All Star Directories founder Mike Mathieu will continue serving as CEO.

"We are extremely excited to have Doug join All Star Directories' senior leadership," said Mike Mathieu, CEO of All Star Directories. "Doug is a highly talented executive with a proven track record in transitioning early-to-mid stage companies into strong scalable operating enterprises. With Doug handling the operational responsibilities, I'll be able to concentrate on the future strategic direction of the company."

Brown brings an impressive range of experience to All Star Directories. With a background in general management, corporate finance, strategic planning, and organizational development, Brown has expertise in helping entrepreneurs develop good management and corporate governance practices and has served as a director of 18 companies and non-profit enterprises, including Sensaria, GoAhead Software, Smashing Ideas, and the MIT Enterprise Forum.

Brown started his career in Seattle with Ernst & Young, an international accounting and consulting firm and subsequently became a chief financial officer for Seattle Silicon and Phamis, Inc. Later in his career, Brown worked for the venture capital firm Phoenix Partners and Paladin Partners, an early-stage consulting practice. Brown also served as a division president with Leggett & Platt, a Fortune 500 manufacturing company, where he managed three subsidiaries with combined annual sales of $50 million.

"All Star Directories has tremendous assets and potential," said Brown. "I'm inspired by All Star Directories' strong customer base, talented staff and superior product. I look forward to helping All Star Directories continue its robust growth by building upon the company's strengths and investing in operational efficiency."

Brown holds a BS in Business from the University of Idaho.

About All Star Directories
All Star Directories, Inc. is the Internet's fastest growing publisher of online and career school directories, matching millions of highly qualified prospective students with the schools that best meet their education needs. From leading research institutions to fast-growing online and for-profit schools, more than 4,000 featured schools trust All Star Directories as the authority in online student recruitment. The All Star Directories network of sites focus on a wide range of fields including health care, art, business, teacher education, psychology, criminal justice, engineering and nursing.

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Jay Goldstein
Director of Marketing
(888) 404-8043 x592
jayg@allstardirectories.com

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