Background
Szymoniak, Elaine Eisfelder was born on May 24, 1920 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States.
Szymoniak, Elaine Eisfelder was born on May 24, 1920 in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1941. Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1977.
Speech clinician Waukesha (Wisconsin) Public School, 1941-1943, Rochester (New York ) Public School, 1943-1944. Rehabilitation aide United States Army, Chickasha, Oklahoma, 1944-1946. Audiologist University Wisconsin, Madison, 1946-1948.
Speech clinician Buffalo Public School, 1948-1949, School for Handicapped, Salina, Kansas, 1951-1952. Speech pathologist, audiologist, counselor, resource manager Vocational Rehabilitation State Iowa, Des Moines, 1956-1985. Member Iowa Senate, 1989—2000.
Retired, 2000
Board director On With Life, Terrace Hill Foundation.
Advisory board Iowa State Institute for Social and Behavioral Health. Member Child Care Resource and Referral Community Empowerment Board, Greater Des Moines Council for International Understanding, United Way, 1987—1988, Urban Dreams, Iowa Maternal and Child Health committee. President Chrysalis Foundation, 1997.
Member City-County Study Commission. Member Des Moines City council, 1978—1988. Board directors National League Cities, Washington, 1982—1984, Civic Center, House of Mercy, Westminster House, Iowa Leadership Consortium, Iowa Comprehensive Health Association.
Member American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Iowa Speech Language and Hearing Association (president 1977-1978), National Council State Legislators (federal state committee on health, advisory committee on child protection), Women's Political Caucus, Nexus (president 1981-1982, member Supreme Court Select Committee), Wellmark Foundation (advisory board), Des Moines (Iowa) Women's Club (board director since 2003), Prairie Club.
Daughter of Hugo Adolph and Pauline (Vig) Eisfelder. Casimir Donald Szymoniak, December 7, 1943. Children: Kathryn, Peter, John, Mary, Thomas.