Helen S. Nowak (Sawicki)
Civil servant, local and Polish community leader
Born Jun. 29, 1930, Chester (PA), U.S.; daughter Felix and Michalina (Andresjewska); married Walter (Nowak); children: Evelyn, Loretta, Joan.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in economy), Widener University, Chester, 1968; certificate, United States Air Force (USAF) School of Logistics, Columbus (OH), 1969; Master of Education (M.Ed.), St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia (PA), 1973.
Career: civil servant, United States Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Army Installations, 1968-74; director, Administration Environmental Protection Agency, 1974-77; director, Office of Job Corps, 1977-82, Office of Administrative Support, 1982-90, U.S. Department of Labor; Retired; field representative for senator C. D. Bell, 9th Senatorial District, Pennsylvania, 1991 -.
Member of: president, Brookhaven, Republican Women, 1960-68; officer, Suburban Opera Company, 1962-72, treasurer, J. Parkinson Scholarship Fundation, since 1972, Chester; vice president, Widener University Alumni Board Managers, 1974-78; vice president, board trustees member, Pennhurst Medical Center, Spring City (PA), 1982-86; auditor, Brookhaven Women's Club, 1987-91, prefect, Fatima Sodality, St. Hedwig Parish, Brookhaven; president, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) Lodge 2369; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors: Phi Sigma Lambda; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Department of Labor Outstanding Award, 1979, Special Achievement award, 1980, U.S. Department of Labor.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, German.
Hobbies: reading, travel, knitting.
Office: 9th Senatorial District, Senator Clarence D. Bell, 280 North Providence Road, Media, PA 19063.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996