Marion Barbara Listwan (Wasowski)
Executive
Born Nov. 8, 1928, East Newark (NJ), U.S.; daughter of Walter and Mary (Gorska); married Frederick J. Listwan; children: Judith, Eugene, Joseph, Kenneth.
Education: Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.), Essex County College, Newark (NJ), 1976; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (in urban studies), St. Peter's College, Jersey City (NJ), 1981; certified (in food service management), New York University (NYU), New York City, 1976, (in gerontology), Kean College, Union (NJ), 1981.
Career: accountant, New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, Newark, 1946-53; dining service exececutive, Amerada - Hess Corporation, Woodbridge (NJ), 1968-75; manager, North Hudson Center Nutrition Project, 1976-81, director, Senior Citizens Center, 1981 -, Harrison (NJ).
Member of: state president, Polish Women's Alliance of America; trustee, Harrison Public Library (board trustees president, 1984, 1988, 1992); board directors member, Polish National Home, Harrison; Gerontology Institute of New Jersey; National Council on Aging; New Jersey Association of Senior Centers Directors; Polish American Heritage League of New Jersey; Polish Heritage Festival Committee; lector, Eucharistic minister, Our Lady of Czestochowa Church.
Honors: Sigma Phi Omega; Woman of Achievement, Jersey Journal, 1981.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Spanish.
Hobbies: travel, Polish folk dance.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996