Mary Roberta Zavada
Publisher, editor
Born Jan. 11, 1936, Passaic (NJ), U.S.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (magna cum laude), College of St. Elizabeth, Convent (NJ), 1957; Master of Arts (M.A.) (in creative writing), DePaul University, Chicago (IL), 1959; New York University (NYU), New York City; London University (United Kingdom).
Career: editor, Sylvania Electronic Systems, Waltham (MA), 1968-69; account executive, Andersen Associate's, Boston (MA), 1969-70; senior editor, Publications Division, 1971-74, managing editor, College Board Division, 1974-82, Educational Testing Service, Princeton (NJ); press relations director, 1982-86, publications vice president, 1986 -, Insurance Information Institute, New York City.
Author: feature writer, United Press International, London; columnist, Le Portefeuille (Canada); numerous articles i.a. in: Vogue, The College Board Review, The New York Times.
Member of: New York Women in Communications.
Honors: Prix de Paris, Vogue Magazine, 1957; grant to London University, English Speaking University, Washington (DC) Branch, 1962; one of 60 outstanding women in communications, New York Women in Communications, 1984.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French.
Hobbies: theater, reading.
Home: 6040 Boulevard East #6A, West New York, NJ 07093.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.