Jacquelyn L. Dezort retired from Bank of America after a thirty year career that included auditing, treasury management, financial planning, private banking, investment banking and strategic planning. She is also an entrepreneur working with her sisters in a retail store and art gallery – Bead It; and a founding partner in a nutrition business based upon the study of aging and weight loss – Smooth Energy Nutritionals.
She is active in several charities and is on the boards of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Gateway Chapter, Cardinal Glennon Hospital, KETC Channel 9, and the advisory council for the University Of Illinois College Of Commerce. She is in her first year with the Edwardsville Arts Center.
Jackie has resided in Edwardsville for thirty three years. She is married to Tom Dezort and has three children all graduates of EHS. She and her husband have been strong patrons of the arts in Edwardsville.