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EXHIBIT 10.22

College Partnership
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                          EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
                            College Partnership, Inc.
                                       AND
                                John Schoonbrood

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated effective as of December 6,
2004 (the "Effective Date"), is by and between College Partnership, Inc., a
Nevada Corporation (the "Company"), and John Schoonbrood (the "Employee").

The Company agrees to employ Employee and Employee agrees to accept such
employment upon the following terms and conditions:

     1.   Position and Reponsibilities. Employee shall devote Employee's entire
          business time, attention and energies to the company's (and its
          affiliates') business during Employee's employment with the Company.
          Employee shall hold the position of Chief Financial Officer, and shall
          report to the Company's Board of Directors. Employee shall perform all
          duties reasonable and consistent with such position, as well as such
          other duties as may be assigned by the Company. Employee will have
          such authority as is necessary for the performance of Employee's
          obligations hereunder. Employee's principal place of business shall be
          the Company's headquarters in Colorado. Employee shall be expected to
          travel if necessary or advisable in order to meet the obligations of
          Employee's position.

     2.   Period of Employment. Employee shall be employed in the position set
          forth above as of the Effective Date and shall continue in such
          position until terminated by either the Company or the Employee
          pursuant to Paragraph 8.

     3.   Compensation. Employee's compensation will be subject to annual review
          by the Company's Board of Directors (or a committee thereof).

          3.1. Employee's annual base salary is $144,000, commencing on the
               Effective Date. The salary will be paid on a bi-weekly basis,
               pursuant to the procedures regularly established, and as they may
               be changed from time to time, by the company in its sole
               discretion. Employee shall be eligible for a salary review on or
               about January, 2005. Salary at the rate of $24,000 per annum
               shall be deferred during the first six months of this agreement.
               Thereafter interest will be accrued at a rate of 8% per annum and
               such accrued compensation and interest will be paid monthly over
               the following twelve month period, or on a basis consistent with
               the other executive members who have deferred compensation.

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          3.2  Executive Bonus Plan. The Executive Bonus Plan is a discretionary
               plan that can b modified and is subject to review and annual
               approval by the Board of Directors.

          3.3  Personal Time Off. The Employee will be granted sixteen (16) days
               of Personal Time Off (PTO) per year.

     4.   Benefits. Employee shall be eligible to participate in the College
          Partnership, Inc. benefit programs in accordance with the provisions
          of each program, which may be amended from time to time at the
          Company's discretion. In addition, Employee shall be eligible to
          participate in the Company's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

     5.   Business Related Expenses. All approved business travel,
          entertainment, meals, lodging, and other directly related business
          expenses for which Employee submits receipts and a detailed summary on
          the company's Expense Report forms shall be reimbursed by the Company.
          If the Company provides Employee with one or more Company credit
          cards, Employee agrees to charge only those expenses that are directly
          related to the Company's business activities, for which Employee would
          otherwise be reimbursed. Employee agrees to provide the Company with a
          timely and complete reporting of all expenses charged to the Company
          credit card, along with copies of all credit card charge receipts, on
          the Company's Expense Report forms.

     6.   Company Policies. In addition to the obligations set forth in this
          Agreement, Employee agrees to abide by all policies of College
          Partnership, Inc. regarding employees.

     7.   Confidentiality. Employee acknowledges having read and executed a
          Confidentiality Agreement with states that, for a period of two years
          following the end of Employee's employment with the Company, Employee
          will not divulge any information which is not already in the public
          domain concerning the Company's business, unless it is necessary to do
          so to carry out Employee's responsibilities under this Agreement or
          Employee is obligated to do so by a court of law.

     8.   Termination of Employment. Either party to this Agreement may
          terminate Employee's employment with the company for any reason
          whatsoever upon thirty (30) days written notice. If Employee elects to
          terminate this Agreement, Employee agrees to provide the Company with
          at least thirty (30) days' written notice in advance of the planned
          termination date. If Employee fails to provide the Company with at
          least thirty (30) days' written notice, Employee shall, at the
          company's option, forfeit any and all bonus payments.

          8.1  Financial Obligations. In the event the Company elects to
               terminate Employee's employment for any or no reason during the
               course of this Agreement, the Company shall pay Employee all
               compensation due and owing, which includes (a) earned but unpaid
               salary, prorated to the date of termination; (b) earned and
               accrued but unpaid paid time off benefits, and (c) incurred and
               properly documented but unpaid business related expenses.
               Services rendered by the employee subsequent to the termination
               date will be coordinated at their annual salary rated divided by
               2,000 hours. Such services will be provided for a minimum of two
               full-time equivalent weeks, and can be extended for up to four
               weeks at the discretion of the Company; services requested by the
               Company subsequent to your full-time equivalent weeks are at the
               mutual option of the employee and the Company. To avoid
               interfering with Employee's future employment, the services
               described herein shall be performed at such time and place as
               Employee determines to be reasonable.

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          8.2  Return of Company Property. Employee shall return to the Company
               all property, including, without limitation, all equipment,
               vehicles, keys, credit cards, Company product, tangible
               proprietary information, documents, books, records, reports,
               notes, contracts, lists, computer software and hardware (and
               other computer-generated files and data), and copies thereof,
               created on any medium and furnished to, obtained by, or prepared
               by Employee in the course of or incident to Employee's
               employment.

          8.3  Health Care Insurance. Health Care insurance will continue
               through the termination of employment, including any extended
               periods, and then be subject to COBRA provisions by law.

     9.   Intellectual Property. Employee acknowledges that all inventions,
          discoveries, concepts, ideas, improvements, patent applications,
          copyrightable works, and other intellectual property that relate to
          the Company's business that are conceived, developed, or made by
          Employee while employed by the Company belong to the Company. Employee
          agrees to promptly upon request execute all necessary assignments,
          without further consideration, relating to any and all of the
          foregoing.

     10.  Non-Compete Agreement. Employee agrees that during the course of this
          Agreement and for a period one (1) year after Employee's termination
          of employment, Employee shall not accept employment directly or
          indirectly with any organization, person, or company that is engaged
          in the college preparation and planning business and educational
          products and services as described in the Company's SEC fillings

     11.  Governing law and Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by,
          and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State
          of Colorado.

          If, in any jurisdiction, any provision of this Agreement or its
          application to any party or circumstance is restricted, prohibited, or
          unenforceable, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, by
          ineffective only to the extent of such restriction, prohibition, or
          unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof
          and without affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision
          in any other jurisdiction or its application to other parties or
          circumstances.

     12.  Tax Considerations. The personal tax consequences of any compensation
          or benefits paid or accruing to Employee under this Agreement are
          employee's obligation. The Company will conform to all applicable tax
          law, codes, and regulations, including withholding and/or reporting of
          taxable compensation in respect to payments made to Employee or made
          on Employee's behalf.

     13.  Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder must
          be in writing and shall be effective upon delivery by hand, upon
          facsimile transmission (but only upon receipt by the party giving
          notice of a written confirmation of receipt), or three (3) business
          days after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid,
          certified or registered, and addressed to the Company, to the
          attention of the Director, Human Resources, or to the employee at the
          address or fax number provided herein. Either party shall notify the
          other party in writing of any change of address or facsimile number.

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     14.  Attorney's Fees. In the event of any default under this Agreement, all
          costs of enforcement shall be paid by whichever party does not
          substantially prevail.

     15.  Assignment. This is an agreement for the performance of personal
          services by Employee and may not be assigned by either party, except
          that the Company may assign this Agreement to any affiliated company
          of, or any successor in interest to, the Company.

     16.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement
          between the parties superseding any other prior agreement, written or
          oral, relating to the terms of employment contained herein. This
          Agreement can be changed or modified only by a writing signed by both
          parties.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Employment
Agreement as of the date first above written.

By College Partnership, Inc., a Nevada Corporation

By:   ______________________                     Employee: _________________
Name:  John J. Grace                             Name:  John Schoonbrood
Title: Executive Vice President & BOD Chairman   Title: Chief Financial Officer

Address:  333 S. Allison Parkway, #100           Address:  777 Willowbrook Rd.
          Lakewood, Colorado   80226             Boulder, Colorado   80302

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EXHIBIT 10.1

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 6th day of October 2004, by and between Hubei Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd., (the “Company") and Ke, Jian (the “Consultant”). 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage the Consultant with respect to general business development issues as well as specific corporate strategy in U.S. and China; 

WHEREAS, the Consultant is willing to provide his expertise and services to the Company provided for in the Agreement as set forth below;

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the 2003 Employee Stock Option Plan filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on December 9th, 2003 under file number 333-111023 (the “Plan”), which is incorporated into and forms part of this Agreement, and the Consultant has been selected by the board of directors or the committee administering the Plan to receive a share award under the plan

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. TERM

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and end on July 6, 2005.

2. CONSULTING SERVICES

 

For a period of 9 months, beginning on October 6, 2004, Consultant shall serve as an independent consultant and advisor to the Company on matters relating to the structure, management, and operation of the Company and its subsidiaries; the identification and assistance with the location of potential business partners; the establishment of offices and operations in and outside of China, particularly in United States; the business dealings with non-Chinese entities, particularly with U.S. companies; the identification and negotiation of agreements with prospective joint venture and strategic alliance partners, both foreign and domestic; the preparation and implementation of new business plans; the identification and securing of agreements with prospective officers, directors, consultants, and employees; introduction of various outside business professionals, such as attorneys, accountants, financial institutions, public relation firms and technology providers.

 

During the Consulting period, the Company shall be entitled to Consultant's services for reasonable times when and to the extent reasonably requested by, and subject to the reasonable direction of, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President, Mr. Reid Li. It is understood that the Consultant’s services are not exclusive to the Company and the Consultant shall be free to perform services for other persons or entities. However, the Consultant will notify the Company of its performance of consulting services for any other person or entity that could conflict with its obligations under this Agreement. Upon receiving such notice, the Company may terminate this Agreement or consent to the Consultant's outside consulting activities; failure to terminate this Agreement, within seven (7) days of receipt of written notice of conflict, shall constitute the Client's ongoing consent to the Consultant's outside consulting services. 

3. COMPENSATION

In consideration of the consulting services set forth above, the Company hereby agrees to issue to Consultant 400,000 shares of the Company's Common stock (the "Shares") lump sum under the Plan. Issuance and delivery of the Shares shall be immediately after the full reporting date of the Company, at which time, the Company shall deliver to the Consultant the certificate or certificates to be issued to the Consultant.

4. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

In connection with the providing of Consulting Services, hereunder, the Consultant may come into contact with information concerning the Company, which the Company deems confidential (the “Confidential Information"). The Consultant understands and agrees that any Confidential Information disclosed pursuant to this Agreement is secret, proprietary and of great value to the Company, which value may be impaired if the secrecy of such information is not maintained. The Consultant further agrees that he will take necessary security measures to preserve and protect the secrecy of such Confidential Information, and to hold such Confidential Information in strict confidence and not to disclose such Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any person or entity during the term of this agreement or any time following the expiration or termination hereof; provided however, that the Consultant may disclose the Confidential Information to an assistant to whom disclosure is necessary for the providing of Consulting Services under this Agreement provided that such assistant enters into similar agreement to protect the Confidential Information.

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

5. REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Consultant that as of the date

hereof:

(a) Authorization and Validity of Shares. The Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any preemptive rights. The Shares are not subject to any lien, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.

(b) Authorization of Agreement. The Company has taken all actions and has obtained all consents or approvals necessary to authorize it to enter into this Agreement.

(c) Registration. The Shares have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to the Plan.

(d) The Company shall indemnify the Consultant from and against any and all expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, claims, cause of action, liabilities and other amounts paid (whether in settlement or otherwise actually and reasonably incurred) by the Consultant in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if (i) the Consultant was made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that the Consultant rendered advice or services to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) the Consultant acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed by the Consultant to be in or not opposed to the interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause or believe his conduct was unlawful.

6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS

It is expressly understood and agreed that this is a consulting agreement only and does not constitute an employer-employee relationship. The parties further acknowledge that the Company's services hereunder are not exclusive, but that the Consultant shall be performing services and undertaking other responsibilities, for and with other entities or persons, which may directly or indirectly compete with the Company.

7. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party entitled to the benefit thereof by a written instrument duly executed by such party.

(b) This Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and may not be amended, modified, or altered except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom such amendment, modification, or alteration is sought to be enforced. This Agreement supersedes and replaces all other agreements between the parties with respect to any services to be performed by the Consultant of behalf of the Company.

(c) It is acknowledged and agreed by the Company that Consultant is not rendering legal advice or performing accounting services, nor acting as an investment advisor or broker-dealer within the meaning of applicable state and federal securities laws. It is further acknowledged and agreed by the Company that that Consultant cannot guarantee the results or effectiveness of any of the services rendered or to be rendered by Consultant hereunder. Rather, Consultant shall use its best efforts to conduct its services and affairs in a professional manner and in accordance with good industry.

(d) Both the Company and Consultant acknowledge and agree that the services rendered by Consultant under this Agreement shall not: (i) directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities; (ii) assist the Company in raising capital; (iii) assist the Company in effecting a merger or acquisition; or (iv) consist of any other services that are not permitted to be compensated for with stock registered pursuant to SEC Form S-8 Governing Law. 

(e) This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of State of Georgia, USA, without regard to its conflict of laws rules and principles. Each party hereby agrees to solve any dispute through friendly discussions and arbitration. Arbitration shall be the exclusive and final remedy, the award of which shall be final and enforceable against the parties.

	 
	 	 	 
	

	 

(f) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

(g) Expenses. Each party shall pay and be responsible for the cost and expanses, including, without limitations, attorneys' fees, incurred by such party in connection with negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(h) Assignment. No party hereto may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the express written consent of the other party hereto.

(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement, binding upon both parties hereto, not withstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart.

(j) Severability. Each provision of this Agreement is intended to be severable. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein should subsequently be found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(k) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are inserted solely for the convenience of reference and are not part of, and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this CONSULTING AGREEMENT to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. 

Hubei Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.

/s/ H.Y. (Reid) Li, President & CEO

/s/ Ke, Jian

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