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Leonardo DiCaprio to be Honored at Washington Gala
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NIAF 12th Annual Gala for Young Italian Americans
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NIAF Roman Roundtable conference, The United States – Italy: Transatlantic Cooperation and Challenges, held at Villa Taverna in Rome, Italy
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NIAF Staff Directory
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Main Switchboard: (202) 387-0600


John Salamone
  National Executive Director &
  Chief Administrative Officer

Ext. 110
e-mail: john@niaf.org
Office Hours: 5:30am - 4:00pm
(Cell phone transfer until 5:00pm)
 
Alessia Dinkel
  Assistant to the National Executive Director
Direct: (202) 939 - 3113
Ext. 112
e-mail: alessia@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
 
Kristina M. Pappalardo
  Manager, Special Projects & Events
Direct: (202) 939 - 3109
Fax: (202) 387 - 7633
Ext. 122
e-mail: kristina@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
 
Beatrice V. Santacroce
  Coordinator, Special Projects & Events
Direct: (202) 939 - 3120
Fax: (202) 387 - 7633
Ext. 115
e-mail: beatrice@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Michael Sanzi
  National Deputy Executive Director
Direct: (202)939-3105
Ext. 120
e-mail: michael@niaf.org
Office Hours: 7:00am - 3:00pm
 
Stephen D. Abate
  Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director
Direct: (202) 939 - 3122
Fax: (202) 387 - 0800
Ext. 118
e-mail: stephen@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm


Jerry Jones
  Senior Director &
  Administrator of Information Technology

Direct: (202) 939 - 3102
Ext. 111
e-mail: jerry@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
 
Kelli DiPietro
  Member Services Coordinator
Direct: (202) 939 - 3118
Ext. 126
e-mail: kelli@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
 
Inita Fowlkes
  Receptionist & Member Services Associate
Ext. 100 & 109
e-mail: inita@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
 
Chris Korin
  Network Systems Administrator &
  Webmaster

Ext. 101
e-mail: administrator@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm


Serena Cantoni
  Director, Education and Culture
Direct: (202) 939 - 3111
Ext. 130
e-mail: serena@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
 
Giuseppina Spillane
  Program Assistant, Youth and Education
Direct: (202) 939 - 3107
Ext. 136
e-mail: gspillane@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm


Anne Drefs Kasputis
  Chief Financial Officer
Direct: (202) 939 - 3110
Ext. 105
e-mail: anne@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm
 
Natalia Curbet
  Junior Accountant, Finance and Human Resources
Direct: (202) 939 - 3100
Ext. 132
e-mail: natalia@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm


John Marino
  Director, Government Relations & Public Policy
Direct: (202) 939 - 3115
Ext. 125
e-mail: jmarino@niaf.org
Office Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm
 
John Strada
  Assistant, Government Relations & Public Policy
Direct: (202) 939 - 3121
Ext. 121
e-mail: jstrada@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm


Elissa Ruffino
  Director of Communications and Public Relations
Direct: (202) 939 - 3106
Ext. 135
e-mail: elissa@niaf.org
Office Hours: 7:30am - 4:00pm
 
Natasha Borato
  Associate, Public Relations and Communications
Direct: (202) 939 - 3116
Ext. 113
email: natasha@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm

 
Monica Soladay
  Editor, Ambassador and NIAF News
Direct: (202) 939 - 3108
Ext. 140
e-mail: monica@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm

 
Rebecca Bartello
  Fund Development Manager
Direct: (202) 669-5824
e-mail: rebecca@niaf.org
Office Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm
 
Carolyn Laurenzano
  Manager, Gala Events
Direct: (202) 939 - 3114
Ext. 116
e-mail: carolyn@niaf.org
Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm



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