Monica Maria Gorzelnik (Lukaszewicz)

Military officer

Born May 4, 1957, Halifax (U.K.); came to U.S., 1960; daughter Kazimierz and Anna (Bader); married Greg Gorzelnik; children: Karl, Stanley.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Loyola University, Chicago, 1978; Master of Science (M.S.), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1987; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth (KS), 1992; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk (VA), 1994 -.

Career: platoon leader, 1/32 Field Artillery Battalion, Hanau (Germany), 1978-80; platoon leader, 1980-81, battalion assistant operations officer, 1981-82, company commander, 1982-83, 440 Signal Battalion, Dannstadt (Germany); communications officer, Army Worldwide Military Command and Control Systems, Ft. Belvoir (VA), 1984-87; operations officer, 1st Signal Battalion, Kaiserslautern (Germany), 1987-89; liaison officer, U.S. Army Engineering Division Europe, Frankfurt (Germany), 1989-90; communications officer, 205th Military Intelligence Brigade, Frankfurt, 1990-92; communications engineering officer, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington (VA), 1993-94.

Member of: Armed Forces Communications - Electronics Association; Army Women's Professional Association.

Honors: Meritorious Service medals, 1987, 1992, Army Commendation medals, 1983, 1987, 1992, U.S. Army.

Served with: U.S. Army, lieutenant colonel, 1978 -.

Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic

Language: English, German

Hobbies: bridge, scouting, travel

Home: 3096 Savoy Dr., Fairfax, VA 22031

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