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Questar Assessment, Inc., Appoints Student Assessment Information Technology
(IT) and Operations Leader Dennis Anest as Senior Vice President of Technology
and Operations



APPLE VALLEY, Minn., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Questar Assessment,
Inc. (www.QuestarAI.com), a leading educational assessment provider for
states, school districts, and higher education institutions, recently
appointed student assessment IT and Operations leader Dennis Anest as Senior
Vice President of Technology and Operations. In this newly created role, Anest
will be responsible for technology and operational initiatives to position
Questar for successful and sustainable growth as they continue to adapt to a
changing business climate and new technology requirements.

"With more than 20 years of experience in IT and Operations, Dennis has an
excellent record of drawing on his understanding of systems and processes from
IT, operations, and customer perspectives and leveraging that knowledge to
deliver outstanding customer solutions, reduce costs, and accelerate growth in
the K-12 assessment market," said Roy Lipner, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Questar. "We're very excited to have Dennis on our team."

Most recently, Anest served as the Executive Director of Production Management
at ETS, where he was responsible for providing subject matter expertise and
leadership for operational and IT growth in the delivery of end-to-end K-12
services. Anest facilitated and coordinated project teams to ensure the
on-time delivery of large operational projects.

Previously, Anest held the position of Vice President of Scoring Operations at
Riverside Publishing, where he was responsible for orchestrating the start-up
of Riverside's Scoring Operations Center. He also served in numerous senior
management positions at Harcourt Assessment, where he was responsible for
executing the development and implementation of its Scoring Center and
associated IT systems.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Coleman
College and an MBA degree from St. Mary's University.

About Questar Assessment, Inc.
Questar Assessment, Inc., is a leading educational assessment provider for
states, schools, and school districts. Headquartered in Minnesota and New
York, Questar offers comprehensive custom assessment services -- from
large-scale statewide assessment programs to smaller-scale alternate,
modified, and English language proficiency assessments. Questar provides
complete, end-to-end services designed to address all aspects of assessment
from test design, development, calibration, and psychometric services to print
production, distribution, scanning, scoring, reporting, and data analysis.
Questar also offers customized online testing services to schools and
educational entities in the K-12 market. For further information, visit
www.QuestarAI.com or call 800-800-2598.


SOURCE Questar Assessment, Inc.