IMSA Alums Named to Fund Board and Advisory Council
IMSA Alums Among New Fund Board Members; New President Elected
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) Fund for Advancement of Education has five new board members, three of which are IMSA alumni. The new members are:
• Mr. Martin DiMarzio of New York, IMSA class of 1995, senior consultant
for Deloitte and Touche LLP
• Ms. Chelsy Hopper of Savoy, IMSA class of 1992, former project
manager for Deutsche Asset Management in Chicago, currently a graduate
student at the University of Illinois
• Mr. Sendhil Revuluri, IMSA class of 1990, former senior trader
for UBS Warburg LLC in Stamford, CT
• Ms. Sandra Goeken of Oswego, vice-chairman of the Goeken Group
in Naperville
• Dr. Nandu Thondavadi of Barrington, president and CEO of Mascon
Global Limited, Inc., in Hamburg
The IMSA Fund Board also elected as its new president Mr. G. Thomas Castino, retired President and CEO of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., in Northbrook.
The IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that raises, invests and distributes monies from the private sector to support IMSA's mission. Contributions to the IMSA Fund support programs and services for IMSA students and staff, other Illinois students, and educators in Illinois and beyond; IMSA Fund operating expenses including donor cultivation and stewardship activities; and programs and services for IMSA alumni, parents and the general public.
For more information on the IMSA Fund, contact Catherine Veal, Vice President for Advancement at 630-907-5040.
Distinguished Alumni Named to IMSA President's Advisory Council
Twelve outstanding alumni of The Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy (IMSA) have been named to the newly created IMSA President’s Alumni Advisory Council (IPAAC). The main functions of the council, which will meet three times per year, will be to help IMSA envision possibilities for its future, identify ways to strengthen IMSA programs and resources, and design strategies to achieve optimal results.
“I have always known that IMSA alumni would be one of our greatest resources ‘one day,’ “ said IMSA President Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall. “What has become clear to me is that ‘one day’ is here.”
“Many graduates of IMSA are fearless learners, integrative thinkers, highly skilled researchers, creative problem finders and solvers, ethical leaders, and responsible stewards,” said Marshall. “They represent the ‘return on investment’ that the Governor, General Assembly and the People of Illinois envisioned when IMSA was established.”
The twelve IMSA graduates were selected because they have distinguished themselves in graduate or post-graduate work or in the workforce, have taken their educational experiences and turned them into successful outcomes, have demonstrated innovative thinking and an ability to see the “big picture.”
“I know they also possess a deeply felt desire and commitment to
help insure IMSA’s vitality, influence, impact and sustainability,”
said Marshall. A list of the IPAAC members and their original hometowns
follows.
Original hometown IPAAC member
| Bourbonnais | Sam Yagan IMSA Class of ’95 publisher and general manager, SparkNotes LLC, a subsidiary of Barnes&Noble, Inc. |
| Carbondale | Aimee Chong IMSA Class of’94 transportation analyst, Cambridge Systematics, Inc |
| Carbondale | David Kung IMSA Class of’89. marketing executive, Creative Artists Agency |
| Chicago | John Hoesley IMSA Class of ‘89 investment manager, Prism Capital |
| Chicago | Kara Yokley IMSA Class of’94 research manager, IDC – Life Sciences and Health Care Division. |
| East St Louis | Alvia Romious IMSA Class of’89 realtor, Evanston, IL marketplace |
| Highland Park | Michael Brody IMSA Class of’96 law student, University of Illinois College of Law |
| Joliet | Elizabeth Chilton IMSA Class of’92 data manager, The University of Chicago |
| Olympia Fields | Jesse Hsu IMSA Class of’93 director, corporate development, Perlegan Sciences, Inc. |
| Palatine | Terri Willard IMSA Class of’89 project manager, International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| Peoria | Jason Ribando IMSA Class of’90 assistant professor (mathematics), University of Northern Iowa |
| Staunton | Scott Gaudi IMSA Class of’91 Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study |