2nd Annual Wealth and Real Estate Panel Event (May 8, 2024 6pm-9pm at Carlucci's Rosemont)
2nd Annual CIAP Real Estate Market Panel Discussion (May 8, 2024 6pm-9pm) at Carlucci's Rosemont
This event is on May 8, 2024 from 6pm-9pm at Carlucci Rosemont located 6111 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018 .
This event includes open bar and food.
Agenda:
- 6:00pm networking, open bar and food
- 6:50pm, opening remarks from Salvatore J. Sciacca, Executive Director, Chicagoland Italian American Professionals
- 7:00pm Introduction of Moderator and panelists
- 7:15pm Panel discussion
- 8:30pm Panel Q&A
- 8:55pm Closing remarks
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Any questions or need more details, contact Salvatore at [email protected]
Learn more about our moderator and speakers:
Vincent Anzalone - Event Moderator
The Anzalone Group, Realtor
1950 N Sedgwick
Chicago, IL United States 60614
3129339447
LinkedIn Profile Link:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentanzalone/
Vincent Anzalone has over 20 years of experience working in the real estate industry and over 1,000 successfully closed property sales to his name. His passion for residential homes was instilled in him at an early age due to his father’s work as a contractor and his mother’s work as a designer. Vincent brings that lifelong education to each buyer’s or seller’s transaction and offers a high standard of service, listening closely to his clients’ needs and tailoring his strategy to help them achieve their goals.
Vincent maintains a wide network of personal resources and provides a strong talent for negotiation, advocating fiercely for the interests of his clients. As a lifelong Chicagoan, he offers particular expertise in many of the city’s dynamic neighborhoods, including Gold Coast, River North, Lincoln Park, West Loop, West Town, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and Ukrainian Village.
What part of Italy are your from?
Sicily
John Locallo - Panelist
Amari & Locallo, Partner
734 N. Wells St.
Chicago, IL United States 60654
312-255-8550
LinkedIn Profile Link:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlocallo/
John G. Locallo is a partner in the property tax firm of Amari & Locallo, which concentrates in representing commercial, industrial, and multi-unit residential properties. He earned his LLM in Taxation at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1992, his J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1986, his C.P.A. certification in 1983, and his B.S. in Accountancy at the University of Illinois in 1982. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois and Wisconsin, and before the U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Locallo served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association (2011-2012), the Chicago-Kent College of Law Alumni Association Board (2007-2009) and the Justinian Society of Lawyers (2001-2002).
He currently serves on the board of the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company and has served on the boards of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (2013-2015) and the Illinois Bar Foundation (2004-2012).
He is also a member of the International Association of Assessing Officers, the Chicago Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
What part of Italy are your from?
Ciminna and Sambuca di Sicilia
Giancarlo Iannotta - Panelist
Mo2 Properties, Broker
709 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60642
3129899889
LinkedIn Profile Link:
linkedin.com/giancarlo-iannotta-4298211a2
Specializing in Multifamily and Investment Properties, Giancarlo is a licensed Real Estate Broker helping clients sell multi-million dollar apartment buildings. Growing up in the Chicagoland area, his passion for real estate started over ten years ago when he would help his father and uncle renovate and flip houses. As a former Commercial Director, Giancarlo produces all of his own photo and video, providing high quality media of his clients properties including drone footage. He is active in multiple charitable organizations including the Knights of Columbus, Alzheimer’s Association and proud member of CIAP. Giancarlo is a first generation Italian-American as his father immigrated from the small but mighty region of Molise (Castel San Vincenzo). At the end of 2022, he closed a 26-unit building in Jackson Park selling for over $3,000,000 and is overseeing the development of a luxury 12-unit apartment building in Humboldt Park. Giancarlo and his wife Nora recently got married at the end of last year and currently live in Wrigleyville.
What part of Italy are your from?
Molise
Peter Volpe - Panelist
Market President - Wintrust Norridge / Mont Clare
4369 N. Harlem Ave
Norridge, Il 60706
7739880507
LinkedIn Profile Link:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-volpe-95687020/
Peter has been in the Financial Services Industry for over 40 years. Peter is proficient and knowledgeable in all facets of the banking industry from savings and loans to commercial banking, from retail operations and mortgage banking. He has gained expertise in spearheading and setting up new departments in the bank to maximize
efficiency and streamline operations.
What part of Italy are your from?
Sicily
AnnaMaria Kowalik - Panelist
Inland Green Capital LLC
SVP - Director Business Development
2901 Butterfield Rd
OAK BROOK, IL United States 60523
6305866058
LinkedIn Profile Link:
linkedin.com/in/anna-maria-kowalik-9196595
Anna Maria Kowalik is responsible for business development and deal originations for Inland Green Capital LLC, a capital provider for commercial C-PACE projects and part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc., headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.
In this role, she has been instrumental in the closing of the first three C-PACE deals in the State of Illinois and numerous others since Illinois’ C-PACE Program inception in 2019, as well as numerous closings nationwide throughout the last five years.
She also shares duties under the Illinois C-PACE Program with The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (“IECA”), an Illinois tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Ms. Kowalik oversees the areas of marketing, education, and implementation of this innovative sustainability financing option through presentations, panel participation, Lunch ‘n’ Learns, and networking opportunities in order to grow the Program in Counties across the State of Illinois.
Ms. Kowalik possesses extensive experience in the commercial real estate, and property and asset management industries, including with a publicly traded shopping center REIT, where she oversaw portfolios of over 30 retail properties consisting of 3.4 million square feet with more than 500 tenants and budgets of close to a quarter billion dollars. She has been, and continues to be, an active member of industry organizations and chambers of commerce, and acts as liaison with municipal, county and state governments.
What part of Italy are your from?
My father's ancestry on his mother's side was from Cleto Savuto, provincia di Cosenza, in Calabria. His father was from Noicattero di Bari, in the Puglia region. My mother is 100% Pugliese from Conversano di Bari.
Maria Kharot - Panelist
Northshore Title IL LLC
President and CEO
2777 South Finley Road, Suite 27
Downers Grove, IL 60515
LinkedIn Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-kharot-7199b219/
Maria Kharot President and CEO of Northshore Title Company and a licensed real estate broker with HomeSmart Connect. Maria brings over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry. She started working at the age of 14 at a local real estate office to overcome her shy personality. This enabled her to work through different niches of the real estate industry throughout the years at different companies, which has resulted in a collective amount of experience and leading successful teams and operations.
She is the founder of Northshore Title and one of the few women and minority owned title companies in Illinois. She has become one of the most powerful minority women in the real estate industry under the age of 40.
Maria is a board of director for NAHREP Chicago and a Senior Advisory Board member of Raising Our Daughters Foundation.
In addition, Maria was a board member for over 10 years for a nonprofit organization and started there when she was just 17 years old helping her community. She is bilingual and speaks Farsi. Her family is originally from Afghanistan and had to leave when the Soviet Union invaded their country. She has always assisted in translating and has assisted low income neighborhoods, helped senior citizens with Social Security Administration cases, and assisted with immigration cases with USCIS. She was a board of director and assisted in advising on programs created for the organization and managing a $1 million dollar plus budget.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Roosevelt University and her MBA in Professional Management from North Central College. She is a licensed real estate broker and was a senior paralegal at a real estate law firm. Her vision is to assist and coach realtors and attorneys in growing their business. Maria is a lifelong resident of the City of Chicago and grew up in the Wrigleyville neighborhood. She currently lives in the northern suburbs with her family which includes her four children and husband.
Jason A. Quaglia - Panelist
Risk Management Solutions of America
Vice President
309 W Washington, Ste 200
Chicago, IL 60606
312-205-3340
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-a-quaglia-6ba70221/
Jason A Quaglia is an insurance specialist with 16 years of experience in the hard-to-place insurance marketplace. In his career he has weathered two Hard Markets with his clients and is tracking the current market for Residential Apartments and Homeowners Associations. His experience and relationships have allowed Jason to guide these landlords and association boards through this tumultuous market. There is no risk too complex for Jason and his team at Risk Management Solutions of America to Handle.
What part of Italy are your from?
Abruzzo
Ann Pancotto - Panelist
Compass - Real Estate Broker
1 Grant Square, Unit 201
Hinsdale , IL 60521
630-479-4393
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ann-pancotto-b5865925/
Ann is a Top Agent Real Estate Broker for all Residential , Commercial and Leasing Real Estate for over 31 years.
My expertise with over 30 years experience as a Top Real Estate Broker serving the Western Suburbs of Chicago and the Chicagoland Area in both Residential and Commercial Real Estate will give you the best service with great integrity! When you are working with the Pancotto Group (https://PancottoRealEstate.com/), you can rest assure you are working with a group that has great knowledge and expertise in every area of the Real Estate industry. You can feel confident with the Pancotto Group serving all of your Real Estate needs!
What part of Italy are your from?
My husband is from Bari
Mario Cantella - Panelist
Fairway Independent Mortgage
Senior Loan Originator
261 N York Rd, Suite 201
Elmhurst, IL 60126
773-503-0999
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/illinoismortgageexpert/
Speaker Bio
Mario Cantella - Fairway Independent Mortgage in Elmhurst, IL I'm licensed in IL & IN for over 25 years. I know that knowledge, speed, and constant communication are the keys to a very successful transaction. "My expectations is to beat your expectations".
What part of Italy are your from?
Sicily & Abruzzo