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Henryk joins Heifer International’s Board of Directors as an At-Large director representing the Central Eastern Europe region.
Professionally, he has a detailed record of experience, serving five years as President of the National Board of Dairy Cooperatives in Poland, participating in the strategy and policy of dairy development; serving 12 years in the FAO as Director of Animal Production and Health, implementing animal production, veterinary, dairy and meat industry development projects worldwide; serving since 1995 as President of Poland’s National Beef Cattle Breeders Association; and co-owning a 300 hectare farm with Hereford herd animals since 1990.
Henryk has also been a member of over 12 professional bodies, having significant leadership roles in organizations such as the National Union of Dairy Cooperatives in Poland, the Polish Zootechnical Society and Scientific Board of the Zootechnical Institute in Poland, the Scientific Board of the Animal and Genetic Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the International Dairy Federation, and the European Association of Animal Production, to name a few. Henryk has also been a member of the advisory group to the President of Poland on agricultural and rural development issues.
He is an internationally known specialist in animal science (dairy cattle) and has written approximately 150 scientific publications as well as six books and over 100 popular articles. He has many Polish and foreign decorations that acclaim his service and expertise in agriculture and animal science. He is fluent in Polish and English and has strong speaking, reading and writing skills in Russian, German and Italian. He is a graduate of the Warsaw Agricultural University (B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.), and has received many honorary doctorates.
Henryk is no stranger to Heifer International. In 1992, he opened projects in Poland and Romania, and has been very active assisting the Central Eastern Europe program in various capacities for the last 13 years. He lives in Poland and is married with two children. | 