THE LIRA ENSEMBLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006
MARIA CIESLA
Polish-American Community Activist
Serving since 1991
FRANK A. CIZON
VICE CHAIRMAN
Former CEO, Talman Home Federal Savings and Loan Association
Former President, Chicago Council on Urban Affairs
Serving since 1987
BERNARD J. DOBROSKI
Dean Emeritus, Northwestern University School of Music
Serving since 2004
DONALD GRABOWSKI
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Attorney
Serving since 2003
CAMILLE EINODER
Educator and Arts Activist
Serving since 1996
CAMILLE KOPIELSKI
Educator and Arts Activist
Serving since 2002
EILEEN MACKEVICH
Executive Director and Producer, Chicago Humanities Festival
Serving since 1989
ARTHUR MALINOWSKI
Professor Emeritus, Labor Relations, Loyola University Chicago
Founder, Labor Relations Institute, University of Gdansk, Poland
Serving since 2004
LEWIS F. MATUSZEWICH
Attorney at Law
Serving since 1985
LUCYNA MIGALA
PRESIDENT
Vice-President and Program Director, WCEV Radio
Artistic Director and General Manager, The Lira Ensemble
Co-founder of the Lira Ensemble in 1965
JEANINE OKONEK
Arts Activist
Serving since 1994
MIRA PUACZ
President, Polonia Book Store
Serving since 1986
MATT L. RODRIGUEZ
Retired Superintendent, Chicago Police Department; Police Management Consultant
Serving since 1999
ELEANORE RYAN
Clinical psychologist; Arts Activist
Incoming president of the Illinois Psychological Association
Serving since 2005
BERNARD R. TRESNOWSKI
TREASURER
Former President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
FRANCES WIET
SECRETARY OF THE BOARD
Arts Activist
Serving since 1988
THE LIRA ENSEMBLE LEADERSHIP BOARD 2006
MOST REVEREND THAD J. JAKUBOWSKI
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
WAYNE MAGDZIARZ
Vice President, Loyola University Chicago
EDWARD LIFSON
Host “Hello Beautiful”, WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio
ERNEST MROZEK
President and COO, ServiceMaster Consumer Services
WALLACE OZOG
National President, Polish Roman Catholic Union
MOST REVEREND THOMAS PAPROCKI
Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
VIRGINIA SIKORA
National President, Polish Women’s Alliance of America
ERNEST R. WISH
CHAIRMAN, LEADERSHIP BOARD
Former Director, Chicago Department of Revenue
Managing Partner (ret.), Coopers and Lybrand, LLP
MAYNARD WISHNER
Honorary Chairman, Jewish Community Relations Council
Former National President, American Jewish Committee
THE LIRA ENSEMBLE ADVISORY BOARD 2006
GRAZYNA AUGUSCIK
Jazz Vocalist, Composer, Arranger
Serving since 1999
MARGARET T. BURROUGHS
Founder, Director Emeritus, and Development Consultant, DuSable Museum of African American History
Commissioner, Chicago Park District
Serving since 1993
ADA DZIEWANOWSKA
Polish Dance and Folklore Specialist
Choreographer and Artistic Director, Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble of Milwaukee
L. JESSICA JAGIELNIK
Arts Activist
Serving since 1991
JAN LORYS
Director, Polish Museum of America
Serving since 1998
MARIA LORYS
Editor Emeritus, “Voice of Polish Women”, National Organ of the Polish Women’s Alliance of America
National Board Member, Polish American Congress
Serving since 1980
ESTELLE MIGALA
Polish-American Community Activist; Retired Polish-American Broadcaster
Serving since 1965
ELOISE NIWA
Lecturer, DePaul University School of Music
Keyboard Artist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Serving since 1985
DAVID PITUCH
Lecturer, Northwestern University School of Music
International Saxophone Soloist; Former Lecturer, Chopin Academy of Music, Warsaw
Serving since 1992
KAREN POPOWSKI
Executive Director (Retired), Polish American Association
Serving since 2006
RICHARD RODZINSKI
Executive Director, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Serving since 1992
WANDA WILK
Founder and Honorary Director, Polish Music Reference Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Serving since 1992
THE LIRA ENSEMBLE ARTISTIC ADVISORS 2006
HENRYK GÓRECKI OF KATOWICE, POLAND
Composer
Serving since 1995
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI OF KRAKOW, POLAND
Composer and Conductor
Serving since 2000
DANIEL POLLACK OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Concert Pianist
Serving since 2002
MARTA PTASZYNSKA OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS and WARSAW, POLAND
Composer and Percussionist
Serving since 1988
STEFAN STULIGROSZ OF POZNAN, POLAND
Composer/Conductor of the Boy and Men's Chorus of the Poznan Philharmonic
Serving since 1984
FOUNDERS-DIRECTORS-CHOREOGRAPHERS-CONDUCTORS
The Lira Ensemble, 6525 North Sheridan Road #CH-LL, Chicago, Illinois 60626 773-508-7040 or email lira@liraensemble.com
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