School District 73 Appoints Newest Board Member

VERNON HILLS, IL — Hawthorn School District 73 has a new Board of Education member, according to a release from the district. Vernon Hills resident George Fievet III was appointed at a Jan. 14 board meeting. His appointment fills the vacancy left by Julie Simpson, who resigned in Dec. 2018.

“We are so pleased to have an IT leader with more than 20 years of experience join our team,” said Hawthorn District 73 Interim Superintendent Mark Friedman. “He will hit the ground running as we move into the second half of the school year.”

As of now, he's scheduled to serve until April 2, 2019, the date Simpson's term was up. He's filed to run for a four-year term.

Fievet works as a senior technical manager at AIM Specialty Health in Deerfield, the release says. He's worked in several software development and engineering jobs. He's got a degree in computer science and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

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