Andre Boguslaw Blaszczynski

Economist, college educator, Polish community leader

Born Feb. 12, 1952, Cracow, Poland; came to U.S., 1962; son of Zdzislaw M. and Halina (Kusmierczyk); married Elzbieta (Krzyzanowski); child: Christopher.

Education: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy (NY), 1980; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in economics), University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1983.

Career: graduate assistant, University of Connecticut, 1976; research associate, The Futures Group, Glastonbury (CT), 1977-78; operations management consultant, Brooks International Corporation, Montvale (NJ), 1978-79; instructor, Morse School of Business, Hartford (CT), 1980-81; adjunct instructor, 1980-81, assistant prof., 1981-36, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain; adjunct instructor, Post College, Waterbury (CT), 1980-81, 1986-87, and Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, 1987-88; instructor, 1987-94, assistant prof., 1994 -, Tunxis Community College, Farmington (CT); program director, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and United Nations Development Program for Polish American Business School in Cracow (Poland), 1990- 91; management consultant.

Author: Slownik pojec ekonomicznych, 1993, 1994; numerous conference papers, invited lectures and articles in magazines and newspapers in the area of world economy.

Member of: president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Connecticut district; executive board member, planning committee member, Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs; moderator, Conference of Solidarity Support Organizations.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English.

Home: 8 Luis Rd., Kensington, CT 06037

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