Background
Fielo, Muriel Bryant was born on December 11, 1921 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Harry and Minnie (Dick) Bryant.
interior designer space engineer
Fielo, Muriel Bryant was born on December 11, 1921 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Harry and Minnie (Dick) Bryant.
Student, City College of New York, 1938-1941, Rutgers University, 1965-1969.
General manager Fidelity Discount Corporation, Irvington, New Jersey. Advertising supervisor Lincoln Loan Company, Essex County, 1941—1949. Interior designer Alex Fielo Interior Decorators, Newark, 1942—1949, principal, 1949—1969, owner, since 1969.
Designer, consultant, space engineer Mudge Interior Design Studios, East Orange, New Jersey, since 1969. Member advisory panel Interior Design magazine, since 1977, curator craft shows, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, since 2008.
Clerk Essex County Board Freeholders, 1972-1976. Commissioner East Orange Business Development Authority, 1977-1986. Member United States advisory council Small Business Administration-Region II, 1980-1981l active League of Women Voters, 1950-1955.
Organizer, first president South Orange chapter Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, 1952-1954, member national speakers bureau, 1952-1965, parliamentarian Northern New Jersey council, 1955-1965. President Amity chapter B'nai B'rith, Newark, 1946-1948, vice president Northern New Jersey council, 1948-1949, various national and state positions, 1948-1980. Member national committee on section fund raising National Council Jewish Women, 1979-1981, national tour chairman, 1979-1981.
Trustee community service council Oranges and Maplewood, United Way Essex and West Hudson, 1981-1983. Board director East Orange Central Avenue Mall Association, 1979-1983, chairman new voter registration drive East Orange 2d Ward, 1955, entire city, 1969. President East Orange Democratic Club, 1957-1958, campaign coordinator for Democratic mayoral candidate, 1969.
Calendar coordinator Essex County Democratic Committee, 1970-1976. Member New Jersey Bipartisan Coalition for Women's Appoinments, 1981. Member International Society Interior Designers (board director 1981-1985), National Home Fashions League (New Jersey membership chairman New York chapter 1981-1982), Interior Design Society, International Interior Design Association (charter), New Jersey Association Women Business Owners (state board director 1979-1982), Women Entrepreneurs New Jersey (president 1981-1985, Chief Executive Officer since 1987), New Jersey Home Furnishings Association (board director 1981-1984, 86—), Construction Specifications Institute, New Jersey Society American Institute of Architects professional affiliate), Guild Designer Woodworkers, Women Business Ownership Educational Coalition (New Jersey president 1985-1987, Chief Executive Officer since 1987, member steering committee interior designers for licensing in New York since 1985), East Orange C. of Chamber (board director since 1977, vice president 1981-1985), Business and Professional Women's Club Oranges (board director 1958-1966).
Married Julius Fielo, June 17. One child, Michael Kenneth.