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 VP-Programs; Sarah Scott, 2nd VP-Membership; Maria Fresco, Secretary; Jeff Clark, Treasurer; Peter Bell; Lynn Sorbara; and Lourdes Tinajero. 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 have found well-qualified members who are willing to serve. We are happy to announce the following slate of nominees:

Officers

Maria D’Andrea, President

Nancy DeSanti, 1st Vice President-Programs

Lynn Sorbara, 2nd Vice President-Membership

Peter Bell, Treasurer

Vacant, Secretary

Board of Directors

Sarah Scott

Jonathan Stern

Lourdes Tinajero

With the exception of Jonathan, all of the above candidates are

known to Society members and need no introduction. We are

very pleased that Jonathan has accepted our invitation to be a

candidate for the Board.

The election will be held at the November 15 general Society

meeting.

A SPECIAL APPEAL! The Society needs your help as we do not have a candidate for Secretary. Maria Fresco has done an exceptional job but her work commitments are such that she is unable to be a candidate to serve another two years as Secretary.

The candidate for Secretary would serve a 2-year term, beginning January 1, 2016. Please consider being an integral part of the support system for our members and for our Society. We need your help!

Respectfully submitted by the Nominating Committee: Lynn Sorbara, Ennio DiTullio, and Lucio D’Andrea, Chair.

Biography for Jonathan Stern

A native of the Washington, DC area, Jonathan’s maternal grandparents are from the small town of San Pio delle Camere in the comune of L’Aquila in Abruzzo. An interest in his Italian roots inspired him to study Italian language as an undergraduate student at the University of Richmond, which gave him the opportunity to study abroad in the town of Ferrara for a semester. After graduating from Richmond, he returned to Washington and worked as an ophthalmic technician for six years in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

His passion for Italian culture led him to return to school to pursue a Master’s degree in Italian Studies at Georgetown University, where he is currently working on a thesis project focusing on Italian Americans that live in the DC area.