Caria Tomczykowska
.... Tomczykowska, Caria (formerly Szykier)
Resource specialist, executive, executive travel concierge
Born Nov. 22, 1946, West Berlin, Germany; came to U.S., 1947; daughter of Zygmunt and Wanda (Krawczyk); married Andrzej Szykier; children: Andria Gabriella, Remy Solange, Sebastian Krol, Damien Orion, Dariana Bronislawa.
Education: Associate of Arts (A.A.), Merritt College, Oakland (CA), 1970; Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), San Francisco State University (CA), 1972; Hayward State 1998.
Career: executive secretary, American Plan Investments, San Francisco, 1971-73; president, Elan Vital Research, 1984-94, Elan Vital International, 1994 -, Oakland (CA). Manager the Faculty Club at UC Berkeley 1996-1998; Reiki Master 1990-present; Executive Travel Concierge 1999-present; owner THE COMPLEAT PLANNER 1999-present; Polish field producer for the film The Rape of Europa; co-sponsor with FAMSF of Leonardo DaVinci and the Splendor of Poland exhibit 2003.
Author: The Winged Unicorn, 1985; One Hundred Years Later, 1987; Solstice Silhouettes, 1989; Mother's Tears, 1990.
Member of: National Association of Female Executives, 1988-93; current president, trustee, Polish Arts & Culture Foundation, San Francisco; sponsor, Oakland East Bay Symphony, 1991-92; president, Berkeley Alumni Association, 1993-94; vice president, Parent Teacher Association, Sequoia; Kosciuszko Foundation, sponsor SF Sympony.
Affiliation: Democrat. Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: photography, classical music, ballet.
Home: 4077 Waterhouse Road, Oakland CA 94602.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.
(updated 2017)