Working today for a brighter and better tomorrow for Italian Americans
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SENATOR GEORGE BORRELLO
President
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ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GINA SILLITTI
Vice President
ASSEMBLY MEMBER
EDWARD RA
Treasurer
ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ANGELO MORINELLO
Secretary
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CONFERENCE MEMBERS
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (Senate)
Joseph Angelino (Assembly)
Michael Benedetto (Assembly)
Alex Bores (Assembly)
Ari Brown (Assembly)
William Colton (Assembly)
Joseph DeStefano (Assembly)
Michael Durso (Assembly)
Patrick Gallivan (Senate)
Jarett Gandolfo (Assembly)
Jodi Giglio (Assembly)
Joseph Giglio (Assembly)
Joseph Griffo (Senate)
Peter Harckham (Senate)
Andrew Lanza (Senate)
Donna Lupardo (Assembly)
William Magnarelli (Assembly)
Mario Mattera (Senate)
John McDonald (Assembly)
John Mikulin (Assembly)
Phil Palmesano (Assembly)
Anthony Palumbo (Senate)
Julia Salazar (Senate)
Angelo Santabarbara (Assembly)
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (Senate)
Albert Stirpe (Assembly)
James Tedisco (Senate)
Monica Wallace (Assembly)
Kenneth Zebrowski (Assembly)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Neil Breslin (Senate)
Keith Brown (Assembly)
Marianne Buttenschon (Assembly)
Amy Paulin (Assembly)
Michael Reilly (Assembly)
JoAnne Simon (Assembly)
Bill Weber (Senate)
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Read About Our 2022 Recipients Below
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to find strategies to help our youth and their families. Raising funds for our annual college scholarships is something that we take very seriously. Click on our Donate link to learn more about how you can help future applicants or the Scholarship link to submit your own application.
2022 SENATOR JOHN J. MARCHI MEMORIAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
SEAN O'CONNOR
Sean attended Suffern High School where he ran Cross County, Indoor, and Outdoor track for all four years of high school. He completed numerous honors-level, AP classes, and dual enrollment programs with Syracuse University. His 3.95 GPA placed him in the top 15% of his class and earned his admission into the National Honor Society. He serves as the President of the Military Appreciation Club (MAC) and the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club.
Sean has been admitted to the Honor’s College at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and will major in Business Administration.
2022 SENATOR JOHN J. MARCHI MEMORIAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
FRANCESCO GIOFFRE
Francesco is a senior at Somers High School. His father immigrated here from Italy at the age of 17 and learned English as a second language by attending night school. Francesco played soccer and football through the Somers youth program, focusing only on football throughout his 4 years at High School. He was involved in the Leo’s, a member of the Class of 2022 Board, and the Italian Club. He has continued his studies in Italian and will graduate with an advanced level college course.
Francesco will attend the University of Miami as a finance major and hopes to study abroad in Rome for a semester.
2022 ASSEMBLYMAN JAMES D. CONTE MEMORIAL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
SHERIDAN BALLARD
Sheridan is currently a senior at Union-Endicott High School where she has received numerous honors, including AP Scholar, NYS Seal of Biliteracy in English and Italian, and the Union-Endicott Medical Pathways designation. Sheridan has also been an active member of the UEHS Italian Club, National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Key Club, Yearbook Club, Veterans Club, YES! Leads, and Science Olympiad.
Sheridan will be attending Boston College this fall with the goal of becoming an economic statistician.
2022 ASSEMBLYMAN JAMES D. CONTE MEMORIAL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
GABRIELLA GALGANO
Gabriella will be graduating from Eastchester High School in June. She has a twin and younger sister. Gabriella is a member of the National Honor Society and one of her biggest accomplishments was receiving the Abigail Adams Award for Intellectual and Moral Fortitude. She spends her time babysitting, volunteering, or going out with friends.
Gabriella will attend Pace University this fall, majoring in Forensic Science.
2022 LEGISLATIVE HONOREES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER
THOMAS J. ABINANTI
SENATOR
ANTHONY H. PALUMBO
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."