Dorota Andraka
Dorota Andraka | |
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| President of the Polish Supplementary School Council of America | |
| Assumed office 2005 | |
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| Born | 26 November 1961 Białystok, Poland |
| Alma mater | State University of New York University of Kraków |
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Dorota Andraka (born November 26, 1961) is a Polish-American educator, and the current President of the Polish Supplementary School Council of America.[1]
Biography
Dorota Andraka became the Deputy President of the Polish Supplementary School Council of America in 2003.[2] Since 2005, she has been the president of the organization on the East Coast.[3][4] During her term she organized conventions for the Polish supplementary schools teachers and parents committees with professors from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Jagiellonian University of Kraków, University of Warsaw, Pedagogical University of Kraków and the Teacher's Development Center of Lublin.[1]
In 2007, as the neighborhood's Grand Marshall, Dorota Andraka led the
Andraka is a co-organizer of the Polish
She has received the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland and the Medal of the National Education Commission.[4]
In 2017, Andraka was hosted by the First Lady of the Republic of Poland at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland to discuss Polish education in America and the role of the Polish Supplementary School Council of America within the Polish-American community in the United States.[3]
In 2019, Andraka received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, during the president's visit to New Britain, Connecticut.[5][6]
Personal life
Dorota Andraka currently lives in New York State with her husband Marek. Together they have two sons, Sebastian, and Damian.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dorota Andraka, Ph.D.: Chair of Education" (PDF). Polish American Chamber of Commerce of Eastern USA. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "CPSD: Dr Dorota Andraka na Marszałka Parady Pułaskiego 2017". Radio RAMPA. October 25, 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b "KF Ball Chairwoman Dorota Andraka with First Lady of Poland". www.poland.us (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b "Difficult decision: dr Dorota Andraka or attorney Sławomir Platta?". 21 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Prezydent wręczył odznaczenia dla zasłużonych działaczy polonijnych". Radio RAMPA (Polish). 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Arciszewska, Anna. ""Przyjechaliśmy, by powiedzieć wam – dziękuję" | Nowy Dziennik" (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-10-28.