An Evening with Polish Community Leaders
June 27th, 2024 5:30PM -7:30PM
Join the World Affairs Council to welcome a remarkable group participating in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) titled "Empowering Organizations Working with Refugees and Migrants in Poland". These 10 Polish community leaders and activists will share about their work to support and integrate refugees and migrants in their country and are excited for the chance to connect with our Seattle community. We are delighted to have Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland, Teresa Indelak Davis joining us, and Honorary Consul of Ukraine Valeriy Goloborodko will give brief remarks at the program's conclusion. All are welcome to join and celebrate Polish-American ties!
Light refreshments will be served.
With support from the Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association – visit their website here!
Special Guest
Teresa Indelak Davis was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Seattle in 2014. A longtime resident of Seattle, Consul Davis has been an active member of the Polish-American community and served as President of Polish American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest, Board member of the Polish Home Foundation, and as co-founder and Managing Director of Polish Festival Seattle, among others.
She spent over 15 years working at Microsoft in corporate communications positions in Redmond and internationally. In Europe, she managed Microsoft’s Central and Eastern European communications strategy and community affairs programs, including the subsidiary in Poland. In Redmond, she managed global PR programs, disaster response communications, executive relations, and worked as a business communications consultant.
She holds an M.P.A. from U.W. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Washington in Seattle and has also attended Jagiellonian University in Krakow, before leaving Poland.