Michel Pawlowski
Leadership and Team Building
Business Acumen
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Building Coalitions and Communication
Emergency Management
Construction Management and Coordinated Supervision of Complex Projects
Current Community Activities
Vice President of the Board/Chairman of Polish Studies, The American Institute of Polish Culture, Miami, Florida; member of the Institute for many years and several years on the Board of Directors. I manage the AIPC Polish Studies Program with the University of Virginia, I have attended over 10+ AIPC International Polonaise Balls
Member of The Polish American Club of Miami for over three (3) years since 2017
Florida resident/homeowner since 2013
Education
Polish School – St. Hedwig Catholic Elementary Polish School for Polish Education, History and Language, South Bend, Indiana
Alliance College Pennsylvania – Summer Classes in Polish Language, History, Dancing, and other Polish curriculum
Weekends in Chicago for Polish Singing and Dancing with Mrs. Rozmarek, Polish National Alliance HQ, Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts (AB) Degree in Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Master of Arts for Teachers, (MAT) Degree in Biochemistry and Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Master of Science (MS), National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. in National Security Resources and Information Technology
Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Engineering Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Professional Background
One hundred percent Polish; both parents born in the United States; both grandparents born in Poland and became legal citizens of the United States after arriving through Ellis Island. My grandfather was a chemist educated in Poland and started the South Bend, Indiana Window Cleaning Company. My father was an attorney, and my mother an accomplished pianist. My father was the first President of the Chopin Fine Arts Club in South Bend, Indiana
President of the Polish National Alliance Lodge 3160 in Montgomery County, MD; appointed to the Montgomery County Ethnic Affairs Committee by the County Commissioners and Mayor;
Vice President of the Polish National Alliance Council 201 (1992-1994)
President and member of the Board of Directors for the Polish American Congress of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area, June 1992 through June 1995; successfully lobbied the U.S. Congress with others to admit Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic into the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO); efforts formally recognized (the Polish American Congress in the Washington Metropolitan Area represented over 200,000 Americans of Polish Heritage from Baltimore, MD through Richmond, VA)
Retired after 40+ years of Federal service from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
U.S. designated NATO representative for the Detection and Warning Committee
Member of the Department of Defense RADIAC Instrumentation Committee
Served four (4) years detailed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the White House Military Office; developed planning and a training programs to support plans for Continuity of Government
Received the following commendation from President Ronald Reagan:
“To Michel Pawlowski, with appreciation and best wishes, Ronald Reagan.”
Recognized by the Assistant to the President for Contributions to the Safety and Security of White House Programs and the U.S. Government during the Ronald Reagan Administration
Detailed from FEMA to support the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna E. Shalala (former President of the University of Miami) for a year; presented the highest honor from Secretary Shalala, the DHHS Leadership Award:
“Michel S. Pawlowski, Thanks for your Leadership. You made a difference. Donna E. Shalala.”
Recognized by the Assistant Secretary of Defense, the National Committee for Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve for:
“Meritorious Leadership and Initiative in Support of the Men and Women Who Serve America in the Guard and Reserve”
Indiana State Department of Civil Defense and the Governor’s Office for:
“Outstanding Leadership To Survive and Recover in the Event of Disaster (1976)”
Designation of the title, Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), recognizing comprehensive professional expertise in emergency management based upon experience, education, training, and contributions to the profession, the highest honor of professional achievement available from the IAEM (1998)
University professor and faculty member:
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (5 years)
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (2 years)
High School teacher, basketball coach, director of the junior and senior class play, Star City High School, Star City, IN
Scholarship in Theatre and Dramatic Arts, Indiana University
Member of the Board of Directors for the County Republican Executive Committee
Member of the Board of Directors for the Trump Club
Son – Officer in Nuclear Navy and now maintaining the fleet as an Executive reporting to the Secretary of Navy
Daughter – Attorney and owner of her law firm; elected Mayor of St. Augustine Beach, FL
CONSTRUCTION AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
Developed the $50M budget and helped supervise the overall design and construction of the multi-story Jack C. Greene Radiological Instrumentation Test Facility, FEMA, Mt. Weather, Virginia; maintained national standards testing of radiological instrumentation and testing of devices for protection of the national Emergency Broadcast System
Program manager for development and enhancement ($25 million+) of a state-of-the-art FEMA National Response Coordination Center for Interagency coordination, and decision making, for response operations during a Presidential Disaster Declaration (2004-2006)
Provided Congressional testimony on FEMA’s Catastrophic Disaster Response Program for the New Madrid Seismic Zone and a Category 5 Hurricane impacting the State of Florida (2005-2008)
Worked with the Governor’s Office of the State of Florida and Emergency Management Division, Congressmen and Senators, to develop, supervise and manage a $27 million+ program, which supported improving emergency management capabilities across the State for the impact of a Category 5 Hurricane following the 2004 Hurricane Season; communities included Miami, Dade County and their leadership (continuing to maintain those relationships)
Managed the 8 State New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Disaster Planning Initiative ($24 million+) in the Midwest, which potentially could impact the entire nation
Previously served as policy advisor and Director of the FEMA Emergency Support Team (EST), coordinating interagency Federal response for Presidential Declared Disasters/Emergencies, which occurred from the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995 through 2010 (included Hurricane Katrina)
Supervised and managed construction of a previously owned residence (currently valued at $1M) located on a prestigious golf course, Edgewater, MD; also served on the Board of Directors for the South River Colony Conservancy
Presented many papers, publications and programs nationally and internationally
Highly respected by peers
Previous member of many National and International Committees
Other
Provided the telephone contact number to the White House Communications Agency for the Ambassador of Poland through the AIPC in order for President Andrzej Duda of Poland to call directly and communicate his congratulations to President Donald J. Trump on his election and Inauguration as President of the United States
President and CEO of Media Systems Productions, LLC, a registered company with SUNBIZ, State of Florida since 2010
Florida property owner since 2013, very active in the community
Worked with the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to maintain calibration of specialized research and development programs as a support scientific consultant to Quality Calibrations Incorporated
Political candidate for the Montgomery County and Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Maryland, which is adjacent to counties in the Washington D.C. Metro Area
Organizer and coordinator of the 1st and 2nd Governor’s Conference on Nuclear Energy in Indiana
Communication Skills
Briefed and discussed concerns with the President of the United States, and problems with Presidential and Congressional staff, members of Congress, governors, mayors, legislators, representatives of foreign governments, Federal, State and local officials, professional and technical societies, industry, the scientific community, local and national press, radio and television
Pictures
1. With the Pope, St. John Paul II; presented Him a Book of pictures from the Polish Church in Silver Spring, MD in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, from Our Lady Queen of Poland and parishioners who signed the Book of congratulations for his 15th Anniversary as Pope; before he was Pope, St. Pope John Paul II asked the Cardinal in Washington, D.C. to establish this church for the Polish people; although he never visited the Church, the book has the signatures of all the parishioners and pictures of the inside and outside of the church St. Pope John Paul II was very happy to accept this gift which had a prominent place in his Papal Office
2. With the St. Pope John Paul II, presenting Him one of only three (3) clocks in the world that has the Polish American Congress symbol on the face of the clock; St. Pope John Paul II, was given one of the clocks; one was given in a formal presentation to former Senator Barbara Mikulski; and the third clock is on my home desk; St. Pope John Paul II, kept the clock on his desk in his Papal Office. He cherished it
3. With the St. Pope John Paul II, presented him with a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hat for his 15th Anniversary, which he wore while skiing
4. Attending Mass in the Pope’s Private Chapel in the Vatican; received Holy Communion from Him in His chapel
5. Meeting President Lech Walesa at the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
6. Attending the Annual AIPC Polonaise Ball with President Lech Walesa in Miami
7. Attending a reception for President Andrzej Duda of Poland at the residence of the Ambassador of Poland, Piotr Wilczek, in Washington, D.C.
8. With the United States Ambassador from Poland, the Honorable Piotr Wilczek and State Department Secretary’s representative at the Ambassador’s residence
9. With Ambassador Callista Gingrich (she is Polish), Ambassador to the Holy See in Rome, Italy and wife of Newt Gingrich. I was his campaign manager for Anne Arundel County, MD when he ran for President.
10. With my Polish friend Corey Lewandowski, campaign manager for President Donald J. Trump.
11. With Donald J. Trump Jr. at Mar-A-Lago
12. Attending the 2017 Presidential Inauguration
13. With famous Polish actress and television star of “Mash” Loretta Swit
14. With former Congressman and now Governor of the State of Florida, Ron DeSantis
15. With former Governor, now U.S. Senator for the State of Florida, Rick Scott
16. With Texas Senator Ted Cruz who attended a Program I organized for the Republican Executive Committee.
17. Dining with Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel, President and CEO of The American Institute of Polish Culture
18. Attending the General Casimir Pulaski Polonaise Ball in New York City.
19. Marching in the General Casimir Pulaski Annual Parade down 5th Avenue in New York City with Grand Marshall Darek Barcikowski, Publisher and Managing Partner, White Eagle Media, LLC.
20. Marching in the parade with famous Polish Singer Katarina, and Ignacy Paderewski’s cousin
21. Board of Directors of the AIPC
22. Florida International University Conference on Democracy with Lady Blanka Rosenstiel and Piotr Wilczek, U.S. Ambassador from Poland
23. With Ambassador Piotr Wilczek and Dr. Wanda Borowska O’Brien at the presentation of a new Steinway Piano purchased through a Polish community wide fund raiser to place this new Steinway Piano in the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. to commemorate 100 years of Polish Independence
24. With the cast of Fox News Channel “Fox and Friends” in New York City
25. Visiting Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap winery in Napa, Valley, CA, winner of the Paris Tasting in 1973 which changed the total wine industry. His recognition made California an international wine industry. He was written up in Time magazine and recognized by the U.S. Congress. The President of Poland at the time, flew to California to present him the highest honor from Poland for his achievement in the international wine industry and bringing great pride to all Polish people
26. With the Mayor of St. Augustine Beach on her election and installation as Mayor
Dr Anna Stasiak-Apelska, attorney-at-law, specialist in the field of industrial property law. A graduate of the College of Commerce and Law Ryszard Łazarski at the Faculty of Law.
Ambassador Piotr Wilczek was born on 26 April 1962, in Chorzów, Poland. A prolific literary scholar, intellectual historian, writer, and translator, he graduated in 1986 from the University of Silesia in Katowice, where he also received his Ph.D. (1992) and Habilitation (2001). Recruited by his Alma Mater, he remained there until 2008 as a professor and Faculty Dean. His interests include comparative literature, philology, and intellectual history that form the culture and geography of knowledge across time. In 2006, he received the title of Professor of the Humanities from the President of the Republic of Poland.
Mrs. Blanka A. Rosenstiel (z domu Dowiak), urodzona w Warszawie. Studiowała sztukę na Uniwersytecie w Brukseli. Od 1956 roku mieszka w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Obecnie
Adrian Kubicki – członek Kapituły Polskiego Godła Promocyjnego „Teraz Polska”, Dyrektor Instytutu Kultury Polskiej w New York City.
Maciej Maciej Golubiewski (ur. 7 maja 1976 r. w Łodzi), posiada stopień Bachelor of Arts z filozofii, polityki i ekonomii z Washington and Lee University, USA (1999) oraz Master of Arts z politologii z Johns Hopkins University, USA (2005), na których to uczelniach był stypendystą. Posiada też maturę międzynarodową z United World College of the Atlantic w Wielkiej Brytanii (1995).
Jest politologiem, założycielem portalu British Poles oraz British-Polish Law Association i byłym szefem Grupy Politycznej Polish Professionals w Londynie. George Byczyński studiował politykę międzynarodową na Uniwersytecie Brunel (BSc), prawo międzynarodowe na University of Westminster (LLM), prawo angielskie w BPP Law School, a obecnie jest doktorantem na Akademii Leona Koźmińskiego w Warszawie. Byczyński wykładał na Uniwersytecie Asbiro w Londynie i uczestniczył w kursie International Politics na Uniwersytecie w Oxfordzie. Doradzał Ogólnopolskiej Grupie Parlamentarnej ds. Polski i pracował w wielu czołowych brytyjskich i amerykańskich kancelariach prawnych w Londynie i Warszawie, a także w Brytyjsko-Polskiej Izbie Gospodarczej.
Prezes Zarządu Centrum Medycznego MEDYK. Lekarz specjalista chorób wewnętrznych, specjalista kardiolog. Absolwent Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.