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Katarzyna Joanna Kolasa (Czarnocka)

Editor

Born Jan. 15, 1956, Gdynia, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; daughter of Mieczyslaw and Elzbieta (Kirstein); married Krzysztof Kolasa; children: Matthew, Thomas, Natalie.

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan (Poland), 1980.

Career: city editor, 1981-94, metropolitan editor, correspondent, 1994 -, Polish Daily News Nowy Dziennik.

Member: secretary, International Committee on Journalism; Polish - American Republican Caucus; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Polish & Slavic Center; Polish Cultural Foundation; United Poles.

Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.

Language: Polish, English, German, Russian.

Hobbies: swimming, skiing, travel.

Office: Polish Daily News Nowy Dziennik, 333 W. 38th St, New York, NY 10018.

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

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