---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-21-008770"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LOPE"
cik: "0001434588"
company_name: "Grand Canyon Education, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T07:13:10.049665+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grand Canyon Education names new CIO and CTO; former CIO remains as Executive Director

## Summary
- Joe Mildenhall stepped down as CIO effective July 1, 2021; remains as Executive Director.
- Dilek Marsh appointed CTO; previously Chief Data Officer since 2018, IT roles since 1999.
- Kathy J. Claypatch appointed CIO; previously CTO since Oct 2012, over 30 years leadership experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-21-008770
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LOPE
- cik: 0001434588
- company_name: Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434588/000155837021008770/0001558370-21-008770-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434588/000155837021008770/lope-20210701x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-008770
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-008770.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-008770.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dilek Marsh was appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Grand Canyon Education, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Technology Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Dilek Marsh, Chief Technology Officer and Kathy J. Claypatch, Chief Information Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434588/000155837021008770/0001558370-21-008770-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joe Mildenhall changed role as Executive Director at Grand Canyon Education, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Executive Director
  source text: Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Joe Mildenhall, Chief Information Officer stepped down from his position as Chief Information Officer effective July 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434588/000155837021008770/0001558370-21-008770-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kathy J. Claypatch was appointed as Chief Information Officer at Grand Canyon Education, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Information Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Dilek Marsh, Chief Technology Officer and Kathy J. Claypatch, Chief Information Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434588/000155837021008770/0001558370-21-008770-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.