Officers and Board Members

Term: 2023 – 2025

Mr. Frank Spula, PAC National President, presided over the installation of new officers and officers assuming new roles on the PAC-IL’s Board and National Directors for the 2023 – 2025 term. The ceremony took place on May 8, 2023.

(L-R) Michael Niedzinski, Mariola Urbanek, Jessica Mastalski, Jan Kopec, Roman Korczak, Ewa Cholewinski, Frank Spula.



Polish American Congress, Illinois Division, held elections on April 24, 2023.
  All officers were elected for two-year term.

  • President  –  Michael Niedzinski
  • First Vice President  –  Walter Bochenek
  • Second Vice President  –  Jacek Graca
  • Treasurer  –  Ewa Cholewiński
  • Financial Secretary  –  Jolanta Grocholska
  • Recording Secretary  –  Mariola Urbanek
  • Corresponding Secretary  – Roman Korczak
  • Vice President (6)  – Irene Hercik, Agata Kopacka, Jessica Mastalski, Alina Mikolajczyk, Tadeusz Mlynek, George Otto
  • Sergeant at Arms  – Marek Holesz
  • National Director (3)  –  Irene Moskal DelGiudice, Jan Kopec, Anna Wierzbicka

Term: 2021 – 2023

Mr. Frank Spula, PAC National President, presided installation of PAC-IL’s 2021-2023 Board and National Directors. Ceremony took place on July 19th, 2021.

Mr. Spula congratulates elected officials.  (L-R) Jan Plachta, Jacek Graca, Alina Mikolajczyk, Roman Korczak, Jolanta Grocholska, Albert Niedzinski, Ewa Cholewinski, Michael Niedzinski, Irene Moskal-DelGiudice, Bozenna Haszlakiewicz, George Otto, Irene Hercik, Marek Holesz, Anna Wierzbicki, Tadeusz Mlynek. Not pictured: Walter Bochenek, Agata Kopacka.


Polish American Congress, Illinois Division, held elections on June 21st, 2021.  All officers were elected for two-year term.


(L-R) Walter Bochenek, George Otto, Albert Niedzinski, Jacek Graca, Jan Plachta, Irene Moskal-DelGiudice, Irene Hercik, Roman Korczak, Ewa Cholewinski, Michael Niedzinski, Jolanta Grocholska, Alina Mikolajczyk, Anna Wierzbicki, Agata Kopacka, Marek Holesz, Tadeusz Mlynek.  Not pictured: Bozenna Haszlakiewicz (see below).

  • President  –  Michael Niedzinski
  • First Vice President  –  Walter Bochenek
  • Second Vice President  –  Jacek Graca
  • Treasurer  –  Roman Korczak
  • Financial Secretary  –  Jolanta Grocholska
  • Recording Secretary (*) –  Mariola Urbanek
  • Corresponding Secretary  –  Albert Niedziński
  • Vice President (6)  – Bozenna Haszlakiewicz, Irene Hercik, Agata Kopacka, Alina Mikolajczyk, Tadeusz Mlynek, George Otto
  • Sergeant at Arms  – Marek Holesz
  • National Director (3)  –  Ewa Cholewiński, Irene Moskal DelGiudice, Anna Wierzbicka

(*) – [November 3, 2021] Change in the position of the Recording Secretary; Mr. Jan Plachta resigned.  Ms. Mariola Urbanek was elected as the Recording Secretary during the election on September 27, 2021.

(Not pictured above)


Bozenna Haszlakiewicz.


Term: 2019 – 2021

Polish American Congress, Illinois Division, held elections on 26th of March, 2019.  All officers were elected for two-year term.

(Update: Sergeant at Arms position filled.)
(Update: Change in the First Vice President position.)
(Update: Change in the Vice President position and Sergeant of Arms.)

Photo taken during the swearing-in ceremony.
(From left) Jacek Graca, Irene Hercik, Jolanta Grocholska, Ewa Cholewinski, Michael Niedzinski, Anna Zalinska, Bogdan Struminski, Jan Plachta, Albert Niedzinski, Bozenna Haszlakiewicz, Frank Spula (President of the PAC – National).  Not pictured: Walter Bochenek, Jane Kulibaba, Alina Mikołajczyk, Roman Korczak
Photo taken immediately after election.

(From left) Jan Plachta, Bozenna Haszlakiewicz, Anna Zalinska, Jolanta Grocholska, Michael Niedzinski, Jacek Graca, Ewa Cholewinski, Irene Hercik, Jane Kulibaba, Walter Bochenek.  Not pictured: Alina Mikołajczyk, Albert Niedzinski, Bogdan Struminski, Roman Korczak

(Not pictured above)


Alina Mikołajczyk


Roman Korczak


Agata Kopacka

 


  • President  –  Michael Niedzinski
  • First Vice President  –  Walter Bochenek (*)
  • Second Vice President  –  Jacek Graca
  • Treasurer  –  Ewa Cholewiński
  • Financial Secretary  –  Jolanta Grocholska
  • Recording Secretary  –  Jan Plachta
  • Corresponding Secretary  –  Albert Niedziński
  • Vice President (5)*  –  Bożenna Haszlakiewicz, Irene Hercik, Jane Kulibaba, Alina Mikołajczyk, Anna Zalińska, Agata Kopacka (***)
  • Sergeant at Arms  –  Vacant  (**) 
  • National Director (4)  –  Irene Moskal DelGiudice, Andrzej Gędłek (Mr. Gedlek passed away in April 2020), Anna Wierzbicka, Walter Żarnecki
  • Executive Director – Roman Korczak (Nominated by the Executive Committee)

(*) – Effective February 24, 2020 Mr. Walter Bochenek assumed the position of the First Vice President after Mr. Bogdan Struminski submitted his resignation. Prior to this change Mr. Walter Bochenek held the position of the Vice President.

(**) Ed Praznowski – (1) Position fulfilled by the Board nomination and members approval at the meeting on 26 Sep 2019.   (2)  Mr. Praznowski passed away in January 2021

(***) Effective March 17, 2021, Ms. Agata Kopacka assumed the position of the Vice President (earlier, Mr. Walter Bochenek assumed position of the 1st Vice President).