In celebration of Italian Heritage Month in the city of Cleveland, the Cleveland Italian American Heritage Committee is proud to honor the following outstanding Italian Americans for their contributions and service to our community.

Tom Cirincione - Culture
Tom Cirincione co-founded the Cleveland chapter of POINT (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together), now known as CIAO (Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization), in 2008 and has guided the group as president since then. A native of Schenectady, NY, Tom has researched his own Italian family heritage to six generations and traces his Italian lineage to the towns of Isnello, Sicily and Alvignano in the region of Campania.