Ewa Teresa Mercedes Bielski (Budek)

Executive

Born Aug. 18, 1932, Buenos Aires, Argentina; came to U.S., 1955; daughter of Michael and Charlotte (Prus-Niewiadomski); married George Bielski; children: Christopher, Andre.

Education: Wayne State University, Detroit (MI), 1957-58.

Career: buyer, various departments, J.L. Hudson Company, Detroit,, 1955-74; merchandise manager, 15 stores, Lane Bryant Company, Ferndale (MI), 1975-81; president, Perfect Closet, Grosse Pointe (MI), 1981-93, manager, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland, Warsaw, 1993 -.

Member of, i.a: organizer, ERISA Working Action, 1975; chairman, Citizens' Commission on Pension Policy, 1978 -; National Organization of Women Business Owners; Women Economist Club of Detroit; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); National Association of Rotary Clubs.

Honors: testimony on behalf of the Citizens' Commission, President's Commission on Pension Policy, U.S. Congress.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Home: PO Box 36035, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996