Candidates for the AMHS Board of Directors
The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce three exceptional candidates for the AMHS Board of Directors: Frank Bonsiero, Jeff Clark, and Mark Lino (please see their bios, below). If elected, these candidates will replace Rico Allegrino, and Joe and Joann Novello, whose terms on the board expire at the end of this year.
The election shall take place by mail-in ballot, which you should expect to receive sometime in November. We strongly encourage you to vote. The elected board members shall assume office on January 1, 2021. Their term of office is for three years. (Submitted by the AMHS Nominating Committee: Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Rico Allegrino, and Peter Bell).
Frank Bonsiero
has been an AMHS member, along with his wife, Susan, for eight years. He was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and lived at an Italian orphanage run by the Pallottine nuns in the Little Italy section of Baltimore. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era. Frank is a graduate of Regis College in Denver, Colorado.
Frank spent most of his federal career with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Office of the Inspector General at the Department of Defense. He has worked as a government audit consultant after federal retirement. Frank has been married for 48 years to his lovely bride, Susan — they have two children and six grandchildren, who range in age from 21 years to seven months.
Frank is proud of them all, including the oldest who plays second base for the University of Arizona (look for him in the big leagues in a couple of years!). Frank currently resides in Clifton, Va. and attends St Andrew the Apostle Church. He loves coming to AMHS meetings and the fellowship that exists. He enjoys celebrating all things Italian. He hopes to serve honorably and proudly.
Jeffrey (Jeff) Clark grew up in Utah and has lived the last seventeen years in the District of Columbia. He has worked as the chief financial officer for several small government contractors in the D.C. area and holds an MBA degree and CPA designation. In addition to the AMHS, Jeff is a member of the Lucchesi nel Mondo Tuscany Club and the Centro Espanol de Washington, D.C.
He claims Italian heritage through his 6th great grandfather who was a native of Naples and immigrated to New Orleans in the early 1700s. Jeff currently serves on the AMHS Budget & Finance Committee. He previously served on the Board and was the AMHS Treasurer from 2014 through 2015.
Mark Lino’s paternal family is from Avellino in the Campania region of Italy. He has been a member of the AMHS for about 15 years and is looking forward to serving on the Society’s board.
Mark was born in East Boston, Massachusetts and holds degrees from Boston College (B.S.) and Cornell University (Ph.D.). For the past 33 years, he has been employed as an economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture where he works on food policy and programs. Outside of work, he enjoys reading mysteries and wine tasting.