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Mission Statement

The Italian Language Foundation is dedicated to promoting and sustaining Italian language education in the United States and supporting the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program in Italian Language and Culture. The Foundation is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation qualified by the Internal Revenue Service to receive tax deductible contributions.

 

Board of Directors

Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D. - President

Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D. is a member of the Committee to Establish the AP Program in Italian, Chair of Lago del Bosco, the Italian Language Village, and a member of the National Advisory Board of Concordia Language Villages. Dr. Cuomo is also a member of Princeton University's Advisory Council for the Department of French and Italian.

Louis Tallarini - Chairman

Mr. Tallarini is the President of Value Investors, Inc., a national real estate development and real estate finance company with diversified holdings in the commercial real estate and commercial real estate mortgage industries. Mr. Tallarini is the President and a member of the Board of Governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Lawrence Auriana

Mr. Auriana is co-founder and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Federated Kaufmann Fund and chairman of the Board of Governors of the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

Hon. Richard Greco, Jr.

Secretary Greco is president of Filangieri Capital Partners in New York City and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Hon. Eugene Nardelli (Ret.)

Judge Nardelli is a retired Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, First Department, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York and past president and current member of the Columbus Citizens Foundation’s Board of Governors.

Enzo Pizzimenti

Mr. Pizzimenti is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CClean Inc., a specialized building maintenance company that provides cleaning services to medical, corporate and educational facilities. Mr. Pizzimenti is the President of the Italian Center for Commercial Affairs (ICCA – USA), an organization devoted to promoting Italian culture and trade in the United States.  Through ICCA – USA Mr. Pizzimenti fosters the art of Bel Canto.

Kathleen Strozza

Ms. Strozza is president and past executive vice president of UNICO National.

Salvatore Zizza

Mr. Zizza is president of Zizza & Co. Ltd. and president of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF).

Administration

Lisa Marie Angelo Lisa obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Media, Culture, and Communications from New York University, with concentrations in Interaction and Social Processes, and Image and Screen Studies.

 

Advisory Board

Matilda Raffa Cuomo Matilda Raffa Cuomo is the Former First Lady of New York State, Chair of the Committee to Establish the AP Program in Italian, and Founder and Chair of MentoringUSA/ITALIA.

Founding Partners

 

Contact Information

Italian Language Foundation, Inc.
8 East 69th St. New York, NY 10021
e-mail: info@italianlanguagefoundation.org
Tel: 646.289.4600
Fax: 212.879.6470