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New Leadership for a New Day New Leadership for a New Day Excellence 04 06 10 and Equity Dr. Torres Answers Alumni Expanding 2014 IMSA Fund Your Questions STEM Excellence Annual Report Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® 130577 IMSA Fall360Magazine.indd 1 11/10/14 1:56 PM 360 | Fall 2014 Issue IMSA Board of Trustees Excellence and Equity OFFICERS Chairman Sheila MB Griffin As I write this letter I have now been at IMSA for nine days, though by the time you Executive VP, Griffin are reading this I will have been here for almost 90 days. I am excited about what Holdings, Inc. I feel I can offer, and of course a bit anxious about the many things I have yet to learn. First Vice Chairman AT But leadership and risk taking are necessary at every great organization and I am Dr. Paula Olszewski-Kubilius ISSUE confident that the fine people of theIMSA community will work with me to achieve Director, Center for continued excellence for our students and programs on the Aurora campus, across Talent Development, the state, and beyond. Northwestern University Since 90 days have now passed, I ask you to contact me and let me know if I’ve Second Vice Chairman Dr. Erin W. Roche ’89 achieved most of my early plan: Principal, Prescott Magnet Cluster School • To quickly assess the existing issues of the institution Secretary (Non-Voting) • To offer the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff a way to team with me Catherine C. Veal, and examine IMSA with fresh eyes Vice President for • To get to know the people and programs of IMSA Strategy and Policy, IMSA • To take immediate action on our priority tasks Treasurer (Non-Voting) • To begin the search for a new Chief Academic Officer/Principal Kimberly Corrao, • To build public trust through open communication with parents, students, Director of Business alumni, faculty, staff, volunteers, and government and community leaders and Financial Operations, IMSA JOSÉ M. In order to accomplish all this, I will have to do an extraordinary job of listening, TRUSTEES TORRES, PhD analyzing, and following through. Above all, we all must understand that IMSA cannot Eric R. Brown, M.S. Ed. President, have excellence without equity… and it cannot have equity without excellence. If Biology Teacher, Illinois Mathematics Evanston Township we are to offer a uniquely challenging education for students talented in the areas of High School #202 and Science mathematics and science (our first legislative charge from the State of Illinois) Dr. Jerome “Jay” Academy and if we are to stimulate further excellence for all Illinois schools in mathematics Budzik ’95 and science (our second charge), then equity and excellence must go hand in Chief Technology Officer, Twelvefold Media hand. This is at the core of my personal mission and beliefs. Kathy He In five to seven years I would like ourIMSA community to feel even more proud Chief Executive Officer, of what our faculty, students, alumni, and staff have accomplished. I would like Vivregen LLC IMSA to have international recognition as the premier STEM academy in the world. Dr. Steven T. Isoye I would like IMSA to receive state accolades for promoting innovative STEM education Superintendent, Oak Park and River Forest for over 80% of all students in Illinois. High School District 200 For this to happen we must adhere to an old Chinese proverb (loosely translated): Leslie N. Juby “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” And the main thing at IMSA Substitute Teacher, is STEM teaching and learning. Thank you for your trust and commitment! Batavia, IL Public Schools Dr. Mary Kalantzis Dean, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Carey L. Mayer ’90 Architectural Group The mission of IMSA, the world’s leading MAGAZINE STAFF Leader, Dewberry teaching and learning laboratory for Executive Editor, Christina Kaucnik Architects imagination and inquiry, is to ignite and Managing Editor, Mike Abrahamson Dr. Luis Núñez Contributing Writers: Mike Abrahamson, Consultant, BioTarget nurture creative, ethical, scientific minds that and LNK Chemsolutions advance the human condition, through a Melvin Bacani, Lisa Hellman, LLC system distinguished by profound questions, John Hoesley ’90, Carolyn Johnson, Dr. Marsha R. Rosner collaborative relationships, personalized Christina Kaucnik, Paul Milano, Charles B. Huggins Catherine C. Veal Professor, Ben May experiential learning, global networking, Dept. for Cancer generative use of technology and pioneer- PHOTOGRAPHY Research, The University of Chicago ing outreach. Courtesy of IMSA/Chris Reader Dr. H. Steven Sims (unless otherwise noted) Director, Chicago Institute for Voice Care, University of Illinois at Chicago 02 360 130577 IMSA Fall360Magazine.indd 2 11/11/14 11:55 AM CONTENTS EX-OFFICIO BOARD CVS Caremark MEMBERS Corporation Dr. Karen Hunter Troy Henikoff Anderson, Executive Managing Director, Director, TechStars Chicago Illinois Community College Board Mana Ionescu President, Lightspan Dr. James L. Applegate, Digital 04 Executive Director, Illinois Board of Higher Tom Kornmeier Feature Education Portfolio Sales Director, IBM WebSphere Dr. Christopher Koch, State Superintendent, Stephanie Pace Illinois State Board of Marshall, Ph.D. Education Founding President and President Emerita, Dr. Jeffrey Craig, IMSA Superintendent, West Aurora School Eileen Murphy District 129 Founder & CEO, ThinkCERCA PRESIDENT Jacob Plummer ’96 Dr. José M. Torres Vice President, Business Development, IMSA Fund Allscripts for Advancement of Education Jay Porter President, Edelman 06 OFFICERS Chicago President, Andre Reynolds Feature John Hoesley ’89 Vice President, Federal Group Head, Reserve Bank of Technology Banking, Chicago The PrivateBank Glenn Rippie, J.D. Vice President, Partner and CFO, President-elect, Rooney Rippie & Ross Hemphill, Ph.D. Ratnaswamy LLP Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Aalap Shah Strategy, ComEd Co-founder, SoMe Connect Treasurer, Michael Suh ’97 Kim Taylor Index Derivatives President, Trader, Wells Fargo CME Clearing, Securities Chicago Mercantile Exchange Secretary (Non-Voting), Paul Milano Alex Weiner 08 Executive Director of Managing Partner, Development, IMSA INBALANCE Buildings, Alumni LLC Corner BOARD OF Sam Yagan ’95 DIRECTORS CEO, Match Group Anil Ahuja President, CCJM EX-OFFICIO Engineering DIRECTORS Aziz Asphahani (NON-VOTING) CEO, QuesTek Bryan Mathie, Innovations LLC Liason to IMSA Parent Association Council Pamela Blackwell (PAC), PAC President, CEO, Blackwell Senior Manager, Management Solutions Guidance Sales & Vice President, Operations, Blackwell Global TD Ameritrade Consulting 27 Melissa Comenduley ’90 Joe Born Liaison to IMSA Alumni Campus CEO, SONR Labs Association (IAA), Steve Chen ’96 Head of Programs, News Entrepreneur in Broadway Technology, Residence, Google LLC Ventures Luis Núñez, Ph.D., Steve Collens Liaison to IMSA Board CEO, MATTER of Trustees Bob Darin IMSA Board of Vice President, Trustees, Consultant, Enterprise Analytics, BioTarget ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY 03 130577 IMSA Fall360Magazine.indd 3 11/12/14 10:26 AM Feature DR. TORRES ANSWERS YOU R QUESTIONS IMSA’s new President, Dr. José M. Torres, answered questions you submitted to us via Twitter, Facebook, and email. Given your extensive exposure to and then I thought about it a bit more schools, how is IMSA similar and and now I think that, having dedicated different than other high schools? my career to education, I would be happy —Rich Busby (staff) if it was called A Life Worth Giving. Though it’s still early in my time here, I have certainly seen a few similarities Did Dr. Torres always know what he between IMSA and other schools. We was going to be when he grew up? have comprehensive courses, sports, If yes, why? And if no, what made him and extracurricular activities, for example. change his mind and/or do what he If a stranger came upon IMSA, with does now? no explanation, they would say it’s a —Catherine Drake (student) high school. No, I didn't know. My mother used to tell In many ways we are definitely more me she wanted my brother and me to than a high school, though—the courses become doctors, and my brother went are more robust and challenging and our on to become a medical doctor, but SIR component is unique, though there I “rebelled” by telling her I would be a are other high schools that are starting lawyer instead [laughs]. I ended up similar programs. Having half of our getting my PhD, though, so I guess I did faculty hold PhDs makes our institution become a doctor, after all. very special, and the level of our laborato- In college I tried many different ries and equipment also surpass what I’ve courses, and went through a lot of seen at other schools. I think IMSA has academic trial and error. I took courses the unique personnel, tools, and mission in business, technology, psychology, to transcend the level of teaching and but I ended up finding my calling in edu- learning you see at typical high schools. cation and earning my master's in curriculum and instruction, with training What would you name the autobiography and development being very important of your life? to me. Once I became involved in —Laurie Sutherland (staff) schools I decided to get my PhD, and This one was tough for me! At first I to go on to become a superintendent was going to say A Life Worth Living, and now President of IMSA. 04 360 130577 IMSA Fall360Magazine.indd 4 11/10/14 1:56 PM I would love to know Dr. Torres’ intellectual passion at IMSA doesn’t vision for engaging alums outside of begin and end with STEM subjects. We Illinois, and how he understands appreciate the pursuits of all our our impact (career and otherwise) students and alumni and will continue in terms of IMSA's mission to to showcase their accomplishments, educate students for both Illinois whether they are in medicine or and the world. screenwriting, technology or music, —Chris Tessone (Class of ’00) entrepreneurship or law.
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