Chairperson
Board of Directors
Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

Orysia has served within the healthcare industry for more than forty-five years.  A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy; Orysia holds a MS degree DePaul University Chicago.  She has held numerous Director and VP positions in both hospitals, pharmacy industry, and Nursing/Rehabilitation Centers.

 

Orysia's work in the Ukrainian Community dares back to the early 80’s when she became a long time member of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA).  Since her early membership, Orysia has served in the following leadership roles:  National Ukrainian Women’s League,  Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Executive Committee of St Volodymyr & Olha Parish Church, and Ukrainian Medical Association of North America.

 

From 2002, Orysia was President of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, and was instrumental in a total rehab. and expansion of the Institute's facility. In those years, she was at the forefront in working with a core group of six local community organizations in developing the Cultural Alliance.

​

From 2015 till present, Orysia holds the position of Chairperson of UIMA and works closely with the Institute's President and Board of Directors in leading the organization into a growing, sustaining cultural institution in the great city of Chicago.