Lisa  Alzo

 Lisa is the 2nd Vice-President of the Federation
 of East European Family History Societies
 and also serves on the Board of Directors for
 Czechoslovak Genealogical Society
 International.

 She is an instructor of online genealogy classes for
 GenClass.com, and the National Institute for
 Genealogical Studies, and is a frequent speaker
 at national conferences, genealogical and historical
 societies.
 

Matthew Bielawa

 Matthew Bielawa was born in Bridgeport,
 Connecticut and is the Associate Registrar at
 Central Connecticut State University in New
 Britain, Connecticut. Mr. Bielawa currently serves
 as Vice-President of the Polish Genealogical
 Society of Connecticut and the Northeast,
 Inc.   

 He earned a B.A. degree in Slavic and East
 European Studies from the University of
 Connecticut in 1989 and a M.A. degree in Slavic
 Languages and Literatures from New York
 University in 1994. 

 His research specialization is in Eastern Galicia/ 
 Western Ukraine.  Mr. Bielawa has visited
 Ukraine and Russia several times including a
 semester study at Leningrad State University.

 He is webmaster of “Genealogy of Halychyna/
 Eastern Galicia,” http://www.halgal.com, a site
 devoted to Polish and Ukrainian genealogical
 research in Eastern Galicia/Western Ukraine.
 

Mieczyslaw B.
Biskupski

 The author of seven books and numerous
 prestigious journal articles and other commentary
 on Polish history and culture, Professor Biskupski
 is a specialist in modern Central Europe,
 particularly Poland, as well as international
relations.

 Prior to coming to CCSU, Dr. Biskupski was
 Professor of History and Graduate Professor of
 International Studies at St. John Fisher College in
 Rochester, NY.  Awarded a Yale Fellowship, 
 Biskupski spent nine years in New Haven, earning
 his doctorate and teaching at his alma mater. 
 During his academic career, he has held visiting
 professorships at the University of Rochester (in
 both history and political science), served as
 Fulbright Research Professor at the University of
 Warsaw, and, in 1997, was a Fellow of the
 Central European University of Budapest.

 M. B. Biskupski (as he is identified in his scholarly
 writing) is the descendant of Polish soldiers, artists, and
 musicians who were forced to leave Russian
 Poland early in the 20th century for political
 reasons. They settled in Brazil, whence they came
 to the United States.

 Dr. Biskupski is the recipient of many academic
 and national awards, including the Honor Roll of
 Science by the Polish Ministry of Education, and
 the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the
 Republic of Poland. He is a member of the Board
 of Directors of the Polish Institute and past
 President of the Polish American Historical
 Association.

 Dr. Biskupski is a 2004 recipient of the Polish
 American Historical Association’s Mieczyslaw
 Haiman Award. The honor, presented during a
 ceremony at the Polish Embassy in Washington,
 DC, is awarded annually to an American scholar
 for sustained contribution to the study of the Polish
 American ethnic group in the United States.
 

Linda Blaser

 Linda was the National Preservation Officer for
 Regional Records at the National Archives and
 Records Administration from February 2003
 through March 2008. In that position she oversaw
 building projects for compliance with federal and
 NARA regulations, trained staff in move planning,
 managed preservation environmental standards in
 records centers, managed the regional
 environmental monitoring, established and
 reviewed Integrated Pest Management Plans,
 worked to establish preservation policies,
 managed the regional non-textual preservation
 budget, assessed artifact condition and facilitated
 conservation treatments in NARA’s regional
 facilities, provided archival preservation training,
 inspected affiliated archives, and reviewed
 applicants for affiliation.
 

Stephen Danko

William Fred Hoffman

 Fred is webmaster of Language and Lineage
 Press, www.langline.com, which publishes
 information relevant to genealogical research in
 Central and Eastern Europe, with particular
 emphasis on Poland and  Lithuania.
 

 A graduate of the Eastern European Genealogy
 course at the Salt Lake City Institute of
 Genealogy, she is currently studying archival
 science at  Copernicus University in Torun. 
 Aleksandra, who speaks English, Russian and
 Polish, is the European correspondent and
 resource person for the Polish Genealogical
 Society of Connecticut and the Northeast and
 coordinated the first ever in person lecture by our
 society and the Polish Genealogical Society of Malopołska in Kraków.

 A licensed tour guide, Aleksandra conducts
 personal genealogical research in Polish state and
 parish archives for American and Canadian clients
 as well as organizes tours of Poland and visits to
 ancestral villages and archives for individuals and
 small groups.
 

Brian J. Lenius
 

 Brian is President Emeritus and co-founder of the
 East European Genealogical Society (EEGS),
 holding the position of President for five years and
 Chief Editor of the East European Genealogist
 (EEG) for eight years.  He remains an Editor on
 the Publication Committee and also holds the
 position of  Internet Chairperson.  He was the
 founding 1st Vice President of the Federation of
 East European Family History Societies
 (FEEFHS) and again currently holds that position.

 Brian has been conducting East European research
 for 25 years and is employed at The Manitoba
 Museum inWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
 

Kahlile Mehr

 He has published twenty-one articles and a book
 on family and local history topics, and compiled
 genealogies professionally for: Test Pilot, Chuck
 Yeager and the Secretary of the Army, John O.
 Marsh.
 

Thomas Sadauskas

 Tom is a graduate of the University of Connecticut
 with a BS degree in accounting with an MBA in
 Health Administration from the University of
 Chicago.  He is also a certified public accountant
 (CPA).  He has worked in healthcare
 administration for more than 30 years and is
 the co-author of two books.  Currently, he is
 employed by the Department of Defense
 supporting the Military Health System.
 

Jonathan Shea

 In addition to being a foreign language educator,
 Prof. Shea is a trained archivist and professional 
 genealogist with specialization in Eastern Europe
 and Ireland and frequently lectures and presents
 workshops nationwide on the topics of document
 translation and other linguistic issues, immigration
 history and European archival resources. The
 founding President of the Polish Genealogical
 Society of Connecticut and the Northeast,
 Inc., he now serves as its Reference Archivist
 and as the long-time editor of its journal,
 Pathways & Passages.

 His most recent publication Going Home: A
 Guide to Polish-American Family History
 Research is a comprehensive reference work on
 genealogical research methodology. He also co-
 authored with William Fred Hoffman the two
 volume series In Their Words: A Genealogist’s
 Translation Guide, Volume 1 Polish, Volume
 2 Russian.  In addition to the languages he
 teaches, Spanish, Polish and Russian, Prof. Shea
 also speaks Italian and French and has reading
 knowledge of Portuguese, Belarusian and
 Ukrainian.

 He has over 20 years of experience in the field of
 genealogical research, documenting his own family
 (with roots in the former provinces of Lomza and
 Grodno, Poland, and Counties Offaly and Mayo,
 Ireland) as well as the families of others.  The
 Family History Library in Salt Lake City has
 recognized him as an Accredited Genealogist in
 the field of Polish research; he has on-site
 personal research experience in archives in the
 U.S., Canada, Poland, Lithuania, Ireland, Wales,
 England and directs cemetery and data extraction
 projects.

 Jonathan is a honors graduate of Georgetown
 University, Washington D.C. and holds advanced
 degrees from the University of Massachusetts and
 Southern Connecticut State University in Slavic
 languages, library science and archival
 management.