Halina Theresa Poraj-Biernacki
Author, substitute teacher
Born Feb. 23, 1945, Northiem, Germany; came to U.S., 1951; daughter of Jewen Szymanczyk and Genowefa (Poraj-Biernacki).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (in management), 1986, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) candidate, California Coast University, Santa Ana.
Career: director, Youth Program, Cornell University Cooperation Extension, Ithaca (NY), 1979-83; in Buffalo (NY) - tax consultant, TCE/IRS, 1986-87, director, treasurer, IBM/PC Group, 1988-90, substitute teacher, Buffalo Board of Education, 1984-93.
Author: speaker, Life in a Refugee Camp, 1986, Polish-American Women in Literature, 1989; numerous articles.
Member of: mediator, arbitrator, Better Business Bureau of Buffalo, 1986-87; coordinator, Computer Aided Education Program with St. Ignasi University in Barcelona (Spain), 1990; deputy governor, life member, American Biographical Institute Research Association.
Honors: Certificate of Appreciation, New York State Department of Taxation, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 1987; Commander Cross- Polonia Restituta, 1989; listed in: Who's Who in America, International Biographical Register of Profiles.
Served with: United States Army Reserve (USAR), 1979-81.
Languages: English, Polish.
Home: 18 Slate Creek Drive #5, Cheektowaga, NY 14227.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.