Mrs. Virginia Skrzyniarz has more than seventeen years of experience in managing non-profit organizations. She has served as an executive level administrator with duties in personnel, risk management and supervision of employees and facilities, and she has also directed of development and events planning.

In addition to the Piast Institute, Ms. Skrzyniarz has also been involved with boards and organizations that include:

• National Fundraising Executives Society
• Polish American Chamber of Commerce
• The Kosciuszko Foundation
• The Polish American Historical Association
• The Polish American Congress
• American Polish Cultural Center
• Detroit Historical Society
• Detroit Regional Chamber
• National Association for Mental Illness in Macomb County (Board of Directors)
• Oakland County Mental Providers Association (former Chair)
• Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Mental Health
• Nurses for Life in Michigan
• Michigan Nurses Association

Prior to co-founding the Piast Institute, Mrs. Skrzyniarz was vice president for administrative affairs at St. Mary’s College with responsibility for development, fund raising, events, planning, advertising, public relations, security and risk management. She also served as executive director and director of marketing and fund development for Hope Network Southeast, where she wrote and administered state and federal grants and maintained liaison with governmental units as well as private foundations and investors. In addition, she built and managed health care facilities operated by the Hope Network. She performed similar duties for ACL, a mental health provider in Southeastern Michigan. Mrs. Skrzyniarz has been a licensed nurse in Michigan since 1973.