IMSA Graduate Joins Foundation Board
For Immediate Release, December 2004
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(630) 907-5033
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AURORA – The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education has elected John B. Hoesley, a 1989 graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy®, to its Board of Directors.
Hoesley is a Principal at Prism Capital Corporation in Chicago. He joined Prism in 2001 after serving as CFO of Legato Partners, LLC. His other work experience includes: co-founder and CEO of eVincio Corporation, a provider of enterprise-class content management software; and investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he specialized in financings for international and technology businesses.
"IMSA provided me with the best education in the nation and, more importantly, helped me mature as a person and define the path I wanted to follow in life," says Hoesley. "I would like to help the school expand its reach so that it is able to touch more students in a similar fashion well into the future."
Hoesley has a Master's of Management from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with majors in Management and Strategy, Organizational Behavior and Finance. He earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois.
The IMSA Fund Board of Directors now includes four IMSA alumni. Mr. Hoesley will be joining Martin DiMarzio of New York, IMSA ‘95, Chelsy Hopper of Savoy, IL, IMSA ‘92, and Sendhil Revuluri of New York, IMSA ‘90.
The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out certain charitable, educational, literary and scientific purposes of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The IMSA Fund solicits, receives, invests and administers gifts, grants and other contributions from the private sector (corporations, foundations, individuals and other organizations) to support IMSA's mission and work.
For more information on the IMSA Fund, contact Catherine Veal, IMSA Vice President for Advancement at 630-907-5040.
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State of Illinois to develop talent and leadership in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. Nearly 18,000 teachers and 34,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from The Center@IMSA program of professional development and student enrichment. Located in Aurora in the high-tech corridor west of Chicago, IMSA® serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy counsel, action research, and the leadership and achievements of its graduates.