Staff Directory
Meet our amazing Copernicus Center Staff
Our staff consists of a small highly qualified group (plus volunteers) that make Chicago’s Copernicus Center run smoothly. We are here to help you. Please choose the right department for your inquiry for the quickest response. Email is preferred.
Our website is full of many answers to your questions, but if you still have a question, please feel free to contact our team.
Our team is:
- Very Professional
- Hard Working
- Ready to Serve
- The Few… but the Efficient
Office Staff
Below is a list of our wonderful office staff. Please direct your questions to the appropriate contact.
Name |
Role |
|
| Kamila Sumelka | Executive Director | [email protected] |
| Justine BonDurant | Theater Operations Manager – Theatre Rental | [email protected] |
| Marta Przybylska | Venue Rentals – Weddings, Private Parties, Meetings | [email protected] |
| Marta Przybylska | Building Manager | [email protected] |
| Walter Trzos | Chief Financial Officer | [email protected] |
| Marleen Kasbee | Website & Social Media | [email protected] |
Who to Contact
- For general inquiries, questions about our annual festivals such as Taste of Polonia, sponsorships or operations management, please contact our Executive Director, Kamila Sumelka.
- For venue tours, theater contract questions, or theater rental coordination, please contact our Theater Operations & Rental, Justine BonDurant.
- For corporate events and private parties, venue rentals, general questions, membership information, and newsletter information, please contact Marta Przybylska.
- Please contact Marta Przybylska for questions relating the building, including building staff, operations and building maintenance.
- For financial and accounting inquiries, please contact our Chief Financial Officer, Walter Trzos.
- For website, social media, and marketing inquiries, please contact Marleen Kasbee.
- For Ticket & Box Office inquiries please call 773-205-0044 or email [email protected]
Board of Directors
Role |
Name – Nazwisko |
OF – Miejsce |
Business |
| President | Mario Mikoda | Schiller Park | Chicago Society |
| Vice President | Bogdan Bosak | Park Ridge | Chicago Metal Supply |
| Treasurer | Zenon Kurdziel | Riverside | Ridgeland Associates Inc. |
| Secretary | Robert Groszek | Chicago | Groszek Law Firm |
| Chairman of the Board | Hubert Cioromski | Park Ridge | Troy Realty |
| Board Member | Dr. Benny Ciszek | Wood Dale | Advocate Medical Group |
| Board Member | Don Gutowski | Norridge | Past Chairman & President & Treasurer |
| Board Member | Agata Paleczny | Crest Hill | Warsztaty Teatralne |
| Board Member | Mary Anselmo | Lincolnshire | |
| Board Member | Nick Cioromski | Chicago | Byrd – Cioromski PC |
| Board Member | Charlie Kowalewski | Chicago | |
| Executive Director | Kamila Sumelka | Franklin Park | Copernicus Center |
Advisory Board |
Honorary Board Members & Past Presidents |
| Ewa Cholewinska | Don Gutowski |
| Wojciech Kalembasa | Mitchell Kobelinski |
| Stephen Cioromski | Bob Flor |
| Patricia Urbaniak | Gregg Kobelinski |
| George Tolczyk | Hubert Cioromski |
| Danka Durkiewicz | John Wojciechowski |
| Wesley Evans | |
