Pete Melucci
Pete Melucci is of full-blooded Italian descent. His great-grandparents came through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and moved to the southwest in 1997. He is currently a Senior Vice President with a construction consulting organization and operates a small business in the real estate space. He has AAS, BS and MS degrees and has been a guest lecturer at NYU and Columbia University. Pete is an Area Coordinator for NIAF in the southwest, the President of the Arizona Italian American Chamber of Commerce and is a lifetime member of the Italian American Club of Southern Nevada. His joys are his family, friends, and the desire to bring together and galvanize the Italian American community.
IT and US: NIAF and the Italian Americans in the West
If you ask many people in United States “Where do the Italian Americans live?” it is often true that the northeast comes to mind. The Italian immigrant wave in the early 20th century famously began a great migration from the “old country”. The classic stories of Ellis Island often start with New York City. The entire northeast enjoys a beautiful la...