REPORT OF THE AMHS NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The following officers and members of the Board of Directors will have their terms of office end on December 31 of this year: Maria D’Andrea, President; Nancy DeSanti, 1st VPPrograms; Lynn Sorbara, 2nd VP-Membership; Peter Bell, Treasurer; Ennio DiTullio, Ray LaVerghetta, and Jim Mustachio. We owe a debt of gratitude for their service to the Society.

The Nominating Committee, whose role it is to nominate members to stand for election to fill these vacancies, is very pleased to announce the following slate of candidates:

Officers

Ray LaVerghetta, President Nancy DeSanti, 1st Vice President-Programs Lynn Sorbara, 2nd Vice President-Membership Carmine James Spellane, Secretary Peter Bell, Treasurer Board of

Directors

Americo (Rico) Allegrino Joann Novello Joe Novello Officers serve for two years, and Board members for three. The election will be held at the November 12 general Society meeting. Most of you know the candidates for office and the Board, as they have served the Society in various capacities over the years.

However, we are pleased to have a new candidate who has volunteered to serve on the Board, Americo (Rico) Allegrino. His bio and picture are included here.

Americo “Rico” Allegrino, Board of Directors

Americo (Rico) Allegrino grew up in upstate New York. His father came from Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy and his maternal great grandparents came from Sicily and Naples. He earned a Master’s degree in Meteorology from the University of Maryland. He currently works as a government contractor for NOAA's satellite division providing programming support to the next generation of weather satellites. Rico has worked for NOAA for 21 years. Previously, he worked at Goddard Space Flight Center studying sea ice and snow cover using various remote sensors.

He has volunteered as a special events coordinator for an organization of single Catholics called the Catholic Alumni Club. There, he organized picnics, happy hours and dinners. He was also membership chair for several years for this group. Currently, he leads a group of volunteers from his local parish to provide a monthly dinner for homeless men in Prince Georges County. He also volunteers his gardening services to his local parish. He is an avid gardener. He has been an AMHS member for 4 years. Respectfully submitted by the Nominating Committee: Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Lucio D’Andrea, and Ennio DiTullio.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• AMHS general Society meeting, Sunday, November 12. Annual wine tasting event. Casa Italiana, 595 3rd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 1:00 p.m.

• SAVE THE DATE: December 10, 2017, Memorial Mass at Holy Rosary Church to honor the victims of mining disasters, including Monongah, WVA that occurred on December 6, 1907 (see pages 15-16). Details to follow at a later date.