Ewa Wierzynska (Szymanska)

Inter-cultural communications specialist, journalist

Born Jun. 11, 1950, Katowice, Poland; came to U.S., 1984; daughter of Bronislaw and Maria (Waniek); married Maciej Wierzynski; children: Grzegorz, Lech.

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Central School of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw (Poland), 1973.

Career: journalist, Kultura, 1974-81, interpreter, Washington Post, 1981-84, Warsaw; office worker, Thresholds Psychiatric Center, 1985-86; correspondent, Nowy Dziennik, 1986-87, staff assistant, Representative Dan Rostenkowski, 1987-91, founder, Mainstream Access, cross - cultural consulting, 1991 -, Chicago (IL).

Author: Kwity polskie, 1981; co-author, Stare numery, 1986; translator, Small is Beautiful, 1983, Ecospasm, 1984.

Member of: board member, Sister Cities Program International; board directors member, Polish University Abroad; founder, Catholic Intellectuals Club (executive secretary, 1986-89), Chicago; Polish Workers Independent Trade Union - "Solidarnosc", 1981-90.

Honors: 1st prize for history non-fiction for Stare numery, Aneks, London (United Kingdom), 1987.

Affiliation: Catholic.

Language: Polish, English, Russian, German.

Hobbies: community organizations, tennis, skiing.

Office: Mainstream Access, 1117 Elmwood, Evanston, IL 60602.

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