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Board of Directors

Board of Directors


Ed Bosco - Owner Verde Pizza  

Fulvio Domenicali - VP Production - Pompeian 

John Karlsen, Secretary   

Armanda Ligabue  - Governance Committee Chair 

Louis Miserendino - Interim Vice-Chair  - Calvert Hall, Director of the McMullen Program

Curtis Schwartz - Interim Chair

Judith Thompson Miragliulo 

Morris Weinman - Weinman Family Foundation  


Monica Lapenta, Be a Chef for a Day Founder, Executive Director and CEO


Board Members Emeriti

Robert Baldassari

Pier Massimo Forni*

Francesco Legaluppi


*Deceased





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MISSION STATEMENT

The BIT’s (formerly known as Italian Cultural Center) mission is to support an equitable prosperous Baltimore building community health and wealth for citizens of the world who call Baltimore home. 


Always inspired by our Italian culture, we do so by empowering families through the Arts, building community access to affordable quality food, 

providing food education, 

promoting food justice, 

creating international exchange opportunities, training, and jobs for young adults.


BIT stands for B-MORE ITALIAN.


TAX ID: 52-2169101  


BECOME A MEMBER

2022 - Board of Directors search

Looking at making a difference?

The BIT Center is looking for new Board Members.


The organization is especially eager to speak with candidates of diverse backgrounds. A direct connection to Non-Profit, Nutrition and Public Health and/or prior Board experience is desirable but not required. Candidates should possess personal qualities of integrity and credibility, have a natural affinity for collaboration, and a passion for improving the lives of their neighbors. 


Ideal candidates will have professional experience with one or more of the following competencies:


  • Fundraising
  • Sector Experience (including Public Health, Nutrition, Divulgation)
  • Public Relations/Marketing
  • Financial (CPA/Budgeting)
  • Industry Business Development. 


More info at: governancecommittee@thebitcenter.org

  

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OUR 2020 IMPACT REPORT

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history of the organization

The Bit Center (formerly Italian Cultural Center of Maryland) was founded in 1955 by Professor Regina Levi-Bianchini Soria, Dr. Raffaele Canevaro, and Mrs. Helen Knipp as Circolo Culturale Italiano and incorporated in 1999 joining forces with ItalCultura, founded by Hon. Francesco Luigi Legaluppi.  


This decision was made to be more incisive in promoting the contribution of the people of Italy, their descendants, and the immigrant's contribution to Maryland and especially to Baltimore City.  


Since 2015 under Monica E. Lapenta leadership, all the community programs were created.


The BIT Community Center Inc. is a 501C(3) charity registered in Maryland,  working every day to build community health and wealth for citizens of the world who call Baltimore home and promoting Italian Culture and Heritage in Maryland.  


TAX ID: 52-2169101  

  

About Prof. Soria  


Professor Soria moved to the U.S. in 1940 and joined the Notre Dame college faculty in 1942, teaching Italian. 


A 1979 article in The Sun described her as "a sturdy woman with a big smile, a living room populated principally with books and overstuffed furniture, a dedication to Italy and Italian culture, and a husky voice that gets a lot of exercises."  Prof. Soria was the first to point out what Italians have done in Baltimore when she organized in 1979, "The Marble Door," a conference about the influence of Italians in early Baltimore. In it, she discussed Enrico Causici, sculptor of the George Washington statue atop Baltimore's monument to the first president in Mount Vernon Place. She said she wanted the lectures to offset the negative image of Italians brought by The Godfather novel and films.   


A memento of Professor Soria, the Center established THE REGINA LEVI-BIANCHINI SORIA AWARD that recognizes excellence in Philanthropy.

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