▁a ▁fifteen - member ▁board ▁whose ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁Italian ▁culture . ▁ ▁For za ▁Italia ▁August o ▁Sor ris o ▁was ▁a ▁municipal ▁politician ▁in ▁Lic ata , ▁Sic ily , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁Ber lus con i ' s ▁People ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Senate ▁election . ▁Robert ▁Lib orio ▁Z amb ito ▁is ▁a ▁municipal ▁politician ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Montreal ▁city ▁council ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁For ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁with ▁T rem aglia ▁Carlo ▁Cons ig lio ▁was ▁fifty - four ▁years ▁old ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁the ▁Nap les ▁area , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Italian ▁exp atri ate ▁community ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁Ab road . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁campaign , ▁he ▁spoke ▁against ▁the ▁legal ▁recognition ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁V inc en zo ▁Cent of anti ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ab ru z zo ▁and ▁spent ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁youth ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁during ▁the ▁Italian ▁occupation ▁of ▁that ▁country . ▁He ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁liber ated ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁ 1 9