Friends of Slovakia is pleased to announce that Lillian McEnany has been elected to the FOS Board of Directors as Secretary.
Ms. McEnany is a resident of Vienna, VA, and has been a member of Friends of Slovakia (FOS) and the Slovak-American Society of Washington (SASW) for a number of years. She is eager to bring her international experience and love of Slovakia to the FOS Board. She was an independent human resources and administrative contractor for many years. LMM Associates, her company, marketed benefits, compensation, and training. As a Human Resources Consultant, she has worked with Boeing Information Services, Cable & Wireless Inc., General Dynamics and was Manager of Human Resources with IBTCI. IBTCI is an international company who had contracts in Slovakia.
Her work at IBTCI prompted her to re-establish family ties with relatives in Slovakia. Ms. McEnany’s Grandparents, Anna Petrash from Hrnciarovce and Ambroz Krizan from Pavlice immigrated to the United States around 1905. She became reacquainted with her relatives making several trips to Slovakia with her mother and daughter, Kathleen. Her daughter, Kathleen, is married to Daniel Markus whose parents left Slovakia in 1968. His mother has recently returned to Bratislava.
Ms. McEnany has an MA in Human Resources Management from Marymount University and a BBA in Business Administration from Austin Peay University. She is a member of the Society of HR Management (SHRM), attained a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design, and is a Certified Personal Trainer.