About
Leadership
Officers
Dr. Martina Hrvolová
Chair
Dr. Martina Hrvolová currently serves as Chairman of Friends of Slovakia. She is a Senior…READ MORE
Andrew P. Rajec
Vice-Chair
Andrew Rajec currently serves as Vice-Chairman of Friends of Slovakia. He is also the Director…READ MORE
Thomas W. Skladony
Secretary/Treasurer
Thomas W. Skladony is a Friends of Slovakia founding member and has served continuously on…READ MORE
Bibiana K. Rais
Executive Board Member
Bibiana K. Rais is a Member of Friends of Slovakia’s Executive Committee. She is the…READ MORE
Richard Marko
Executive Board Member
Richard Marko is an inventor and Partner at KMMH Systems tax technology firm. He actively…READ MORE
Board of Directors
Dr. Brian Green
Executive Committee Member
Dr. Brian Green, a Professor Emeritus of Sociology from Keene State College in New Hampshire,…READ MORE
Dr. Elizabeth Guran
Dr. Elizabeth Guran has over 30 years of professional experience in national security and international…READ MORE
Amb. Radovan Javorčík
Amb. Radovan Javorčík assumed his duties as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak…READ MORE
Roger Kodat
Roger Kodat is President of American Friends of the Czech Republic (AFoCR) and Senior Project…READ MORE
Peter Muzila
Peter Muzila is an Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in all New England states.…READ MORE
Dr. Cecilia Rokusek
Dr. Cecilia Rokusek is the President & CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum…READ MORE
Sabina Sabados
Sabina Sabados is a dedicated professional with over 15 years of experience at the United…READ MORE
Jan Erik Surotchak
Jan Erik Surotchak serves as Senior Director for Transatlantic Strategy at the International Republican Institute…READ MORE
Scott N. Thayer
Scott N. Thayer is a retired American diplomat who spent much of his career working…READ MORE
Madeline Vadkerty
A native of Washington, D.C., Madeline Vadkerty works at the Holocaust Documentation Center in Bratislava,…READ MORE
Dr. Sharon L. Wolchik
Dr. Sharon L. Wolchik is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George…READ MORE
Board of Advisors
Amb. Theodore E. Russell – Founding Chairman
Joseph T. Senko – Chairman Emeritus
Ingrid Kimianová Aielli
Amb. Adrian A. Basora
Kenneth Bombara
Amb. Peter Burian
Amb. Martin Bútora
Mary Ellen Callahan, Esq.
Dr. Pavol Demeš
Hon. Thomas A. Dine
Amb. Rastislav Káčer
Amb. Peter Kmec
Wendy W. Luers
Hon. John Mica
Katarína Mathernová, Esq.
Gail Naughton
Amb. Vince Obsitnik
Amb. Theodore Sedgwick
Julie B. Slavik
Amb. Ronald Weiser
