a recipient of fellowships/awards from mcgill university, social sciences and humanities research council of canada, university of southern california, polish american historical association, and american council of learned societies, dr. trochimczyk served as poet laureate of sunland-tujunga, los angeles in 2010–2012, and as the president of the helena modjeska arts and culture club in los angeles in 2010–2012. for the club, she organized over 30 events (lectures, concerts, film screenings, and receptions) during her tenure, documented on the blog, modjeskaclub.blogspot.com. among other activities, she presented the modjeska prizes to eminent polish actors, jan nowicki, barbara krafftowna, and anna dymna. as the poet laureate of sunland-tujunga, she wrote a monthly column for a community paper, "the voice of the village". she continued poetic activities in the local community as member of the planning committee of the village poets of sunland-tujunga, as well as the owner of the moonrise press. simultaneously, she has held the position of an officer and newsletter editor of the polish american historical association since 2009. in 2011 she became a member of the editorial board of the "ecomusicology newsletter" of the ecomusicology study group of the american musicological society.