Tomasz Michal Rybak

Architect, business owner

Born Mar. 28, 1956, Poznan, Poland; came to U.S., 1966; son of Michal and Alexandra (Michalski); married Karen Ann (Lyndley); children: Mateusz, Tomasz.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in architecture), New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, 1979; licensed architect in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland.

Career: owner, Party City of Asheville (NC), 1990 -, T. M. Rybak & Assoc's, Party City of Cherry Hill, Morristown (NJ), 1991 -; chairman, RV Group, East Rutherford (NJ), 1990 -.

Author: designs, South Brunswick Senior Citizen's Center, Paine Webber Offices.

Member of: American Institute of Architects (AIA); National Council of Architecture Regional Boards; Construction Specifications Institute; Meadowland Chamber of Commerce; Polish - American Political Committee.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English.

Hobbies: travel, tennis, golf.

Office: T. M. Rybak Associates, 150 Boiling Springs Avenue, East Rutherford, NJ 07073.

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