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Sons & Daughters of Italy Speakers Bureau Need a speaker for your club meeting or a special event? Contact these experts directly. Some may require travel expenses and/or honorariums. For a complete list of speakers, visit www.osia.org and click “Speakers Bureau” under the tab labeled “Programs.” To apply as a speaker, contact Miles Fisher at mfisher@osia.org Don’t forget: You can host speakers over Zoom!
• CALIFORNIA Photojournalist, Author, and Peace Activist Francesco Da Vinci speaks about his historical memoir—I Refuse To Kill: My Path to Nonviolent Action in the 1960s—as well as the spirit of the sixties, conscientious objection to war, and today’s need for service to others and what each person can do to build a more nonviolent, humanistic culture in America. He was a photojournalist for 25 years—along with two years with the U.S. Senate Gallery of Photographers— and a professor of social psychology. Book signing and public speaking with multimedia. Contact: (424) 535-3072 Email: francescoproductions1@gmail.com Website: irefusetokill.com Will also travel to: Los Angeles or San Diego • CALIFORNIA Author Gail Reitano speaks about her debut novel—Italian Love Cake—and themes that arise in it, including Italian-American immigration/ assimilation; pre-WWII economics, politics, and fascism; Italian-American feminism; the role of ancestors in shaping our identity and the role of food in uniting the Italian-American family. Book reading and signing. Contact: (415) 215-1526 Email: gail.reitano@ gmail.com Website: https://gailreitano.com Will also travel to: San Francisco Bay Area • CONNECTICUT Children’s Book Author and Illustrator and Art Teacher Stefania Munzi-Logus speaks about her children’s book—Jojo’s Tiny Ear—and diversity and hearing-loss awareness, and teaching these topics to children. Book signing. Contact: (203) 988-6271 Email: sfmunzi@gmail.com Website: https://www.stefaniamunzi-logus.com Will also travel to: New England Area • FLORIDA Author of Italian-American fiction and Licensed Mental Health Counselor C. D’Angelo (pen name) speaks about her novel—The Difference: A culturally inspiring genealogy and immigration women’s fiction novel—and writing/story developing for Italian culture. She also speaks on mental health, travel, immigration, ancestry, and genealogy—which serve as themes in her novel. Book signing, book club ITALIAN AMERICA
Q&A, pitch-writing, coaching, motivational speeches. Contact: (904) 742-8796 Email: c.dangelo.author@gmail.com Website: www.cdangeloauthor.com • OKLAHOMA Author and Associate Professor of Literature and Film Marc DiPaolo speaks about his recent book—Fake Italian—as well as Generation X Italians, genre fiction, Dorothy Day Catholicism, comic books, movies, and staying Italian when moving away from an enclave. He has a doctorate in literature and is a winner of CHOICE Outstanding Academic Text award 2011 for War, Politics and Superheroes. Book talk and signing. Contact: (405) 306-2103 Email: dr.dipaolo@gmail. com Website: https://drdipaolo.wixsite.com/marc Will also travel to: New York, Texas, Colorado, or anywhere if a stipend is offered • NEW YORK Actor, Producer, Director, and Author Joseph Cirillo speaks about how he became an actor, his relationship with A-list Italian-American celebrities (Sinatra, DeNiro, Pacino, Connie Francis), and his recent memoir entitled An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse. He was a member of the New York Police Department and is recognized for his role as a police captain in Ghostbusters. Book signing. Contact: (516) 673-5871 Email: joeactor27@ gmail.com Website: oroloroentertainment.com • UNITED KINGDOM Author Jennifer Anton speaks about her novel—Under the Light of the Italian Moon—which focuses on women during the rise of fascism and World War II as well as the connection between mothers and daughters and the strength of women. She also speaks about gaining Italian dual citizenship, moving to Italy, living between countries, raising a third culture child, and buying property in Italy. Presentations and book signing/readings. Contact: +44 07845598075 Email: jenniferanton@hotmail.com Website: www.jenniferanton.com WINTER 2022 15
