Rosa Rago, Director of Nursing, for the elderly and patients with Alzheimer's. She shares the rewarding times during the pandemic when patients have healed and were able to return home. youtu.be/67K9HI57gt0

Gina Mariconda Abruzzo, Early Childhood Educator, shares her passion for education began when she was in Middle School. Her Italian roots influenced her love for education as well. Listen to how she overcame the challenges of the pandemic jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Dr. Mia Taormina, 2021 Impresa Awardee, is one of only three doctors with an infectious disease specialty at DuPage Medical Group, a 750-doctor practice. Dr. Taormina spent 20 hours a week specifically on COVID mitigation and strategies. jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Dr. Giana Paterno, D.M.D., shares the difficulties during the pandemic. Fortunately, Dr. Paterno was able to keep her office open to serve her patients most in need. Her message of hope is to embrace change despite these uncertain times. jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Dr. Elisa Oricchio is an Italian cancer researcher and tenure track assistant Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. More Festa Della Donna videos: jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini is the joint recipient of a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in neurobiology (the first recipient to reach 100 years of age); studied/conducted research in both the U.S. and Italy. More Festa Della Donna videos: jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

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Angela Marie Costanza, a Psychotherapist, realized at a young age that there was a lack of mental health resources and accessibility for people of Italian cultural background and similar communities. View video here: youtu.be/JL54raq2lig jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Brittany Frachello, Speech Language Pathologist, chose a career in this field because of her passion for helping others. Brittany feels privileged to have witnessed the resilience of children during these challenging times of the pandemic. View more jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Cav.Uff Lyn "Linda" Scolaro an Italian Teacher for 40 years shares how her passion for teaching Italian began in high school. Despite the difficulties of the pandemic, Professoressa Scolaro shares the most rewarding experiences. More: jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Registered Nurse, Cynthia Gullo shares how front-line workers like herself have truly been tested these last few years as the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. View her full message and join us in thanking her and all of the front-line workers. youtu.be/kAGetEtxy-c

Anna Marie Avino Karkula is a police officer and proud 4th gen Italian American woman. She chose a career in law enforcement because she wanted to make a positive influence as well as be an ear to listen to those who felt they had nowhere to turn. youtu.be/Ygph2oF-oYc

Austina Cozzi, Chicago Police Officer, chose this career because she was around a lot of police officers growing up on the Northwest side of Chicago &they all had a positive impact on her. Learn more about her treasuredfamily tradition&her message of hope. jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Isabella Bucaro, Nursing Student, and the 2021 Columbus Day Parade Queen shares her journey to become a nurse and the inspiring reasons why she chose this career. View Bella's message here. More Festa Della Donna Videos here: jccia.com/post/2022-fest…

Giuseppina Impellizzeri, Art Therapist and Licensed Counselor, was a natural career path as she has always created art and cared for others. The mental health challenges of Giuseppina's patients has been exasperated by the pandemic. Fortunately, she is in a career that she loves.

Elkgrove Village Sergeant Kristen Julian shares how her father being a federal law enforcement officer raised her and the family to always help people. Calls for service during the pandemic was cause for concern for each officer's safety. More: youtu.be/PONRWigDBFY

Maria Sciortino, LCPC, a Therapist, who specializes in working with adolescents and their families shares the great struggle her clients experienced during the pandemic, especially the isolation. Listen to her inspirational message for women here. youtu.be/C4mlLUWltUI

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Francine P. Long, M.D., shares how she came to her successful career in medicine at an early age with influences from growing up on the West Side of Chicago. The pandemic was particularly stressful because of a close family member contracting Covid. youtu.be/FzK71HNHtFQ