Stanley Abdank Tafil
State administration executive
Born Mar. 4, 1945, Newark (NJ), U.S.; son of Stanley Tafilowski and Michalina (Weglarska); married Amy (Lin); child: Amy Lynn.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Seton Hall University, South Orange (NJ), 1966; Master of Science (M.S.), University of London (United Kingdom), 1968; Master of Arts (M.A.), State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, 1971; certified public manager, State of New Jersey and Rutgers University, 1986.
Career: planning and evaluation specialist, Education Department, State of New York, Albany, 1970; assistant supervisor of bills, New Jersey State Senate, Trenton, 1971-72; inwestigator, 1972, chief investigator, 1972-83, executive director, 1983-87, supervisor, 1987 -, Division of Consumer Affairs, State of New Jersey, Newark.
Author: The Tafilowski and Tafil Families in the Context of the Abdank Coat of Arms, 1980.
Member of, i.a.: Professional and Community Advisory Comittee to the Social Work Program, Rutgers University Newark, 1976-82; officer, Associate Community Councils of Newark, 1978-85; vice president, Polish Arts Club, Newark, 1978-85, National Association of Consumer Protection Investigators, and National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, 1983-87; commissioned officer, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, New York City, 1986-88; officer, Polish Falcons of America; Polish University Club of New Jersey.
Honors: research fellowship, 1969-70, teaching fellowship, 1970-71, State University of New York (SUNY); listed in American Catholic Who's Who.
Languages: English, Polish, German, Russian.
Hobbies: genealogy, nature conservancy, gardening.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.