February 25, 2025

DA Italy Elections: March 20-26 via email ballot


  • We will be electing the DA Italy Leadership for the term 2025-2027:
    National Leaders, Chapter Leaders, and Precinct Leaders 

  • All members who have joined Democrats Abroad by March 14 will have the right vote. 
  • All voting will take place by remote electronic ballot (Google form) from March 20 to March 26. 
  • Ballot 1 -  National Leadership

    National Candidates
 Chair Leyani Redditi Central Chapter
 Vice Chair Charles Edward Ippoliti Northern Chapter
 Secretary Kelly Feenan Southern Chapter
 Counsel Adrian Romano Southern Chapter
 Treasurer Andrew Wolfram Northern Chapter

 

and

DA Italy Voting Representative Candidates 
(4 to be elected)

1) Michael Boyd (Genoa)
2) Joanne Maloney Chiarelli (Bologna) 
3) Kelly Feenan (Rome) 
4) Nancy Fina (Piacenza) 
5) Rita Root (Torino) 
6) Daniela Salvioni (Rome)

  • Ballots 2, 3, and 4: Chapter Leadership 

Ballot 2: Northern Chapter Candidates
Chair:         Michelle Dallocchio and Nancy Fina
Vice Chair:  Nancy Fina and Michelle Dallocchio 
Secretary:   Michael TenBrink 
Treasurer:   no candidate *

Ballot 3: Central Chapter Candidates 
Chair:         Joanne Maloney Chiarelli 
Vice Chair:  George Perlov 
Secretary:   Josey Parker
Treasurer:   Joyce Barnett

Ballot 4: Southern Chapter Candidates 
Chair:         no candidate * 
Vice Chair:  Elise Aversa 
Secretary:   Kelly Feenan 
Treasurer:   Alexis Lux

  • Ballots 2a and 3a: Precinct Leadership 

Ballot 2a: Torino Precinct Candidates 
co-Chairs:  Holly Dickstein and Gabriella Massaro 
Secretary:  Julia Rohr

Ballot 3a: Bologna Precinct Candidates
Chair:         Audrey Ellis Saracco 
Secretary:   no candidate *

* Following Article 11.6 of the DA Italy Bylaws, nominations may be made from the floor (and/or from the Zoom room) during AGM only when there is no declared candidate for an office. 

We will be asking for nominations from the floor for the following offices: 
Northern Treasurer, Southern Chair, Bologna Secretary