Our Officers
Order Sons of Italy Pikes Peak Lodge #2870
Rich Ward
President
Rich Ward is a Colorado Springs native. He went to Mitchell HS and Western ...
Jim Ambuehl
Vice President
I was born in Denver, CO, and graduated from the University of Denver with a ...
Jennifer Strand
Financial Secretary
Jennifer Strand was born June 2nd, 1962 in Waco,TX to a military father (Jim ...
Lila Mori
Treasurer
Lila Joined the Sons of Italy Lodge 2870 in August 2014. She is a third ...
Carlo Montera
Lodge Founder
Carlo Montera was born in Pueblo, Colorado in 1924, first generation Italian, ...
Tony Rodasta
Founder
A native of Colorado, born in Pueblo, BA in Business from University of ...
Mike Patti
Master of Ceremonies
I have been a pharmacist for 37 years now and my avocation for the last 20 ...
Fred Darpino
Founder and State Trustee
Scott D'Amour
Trustee
Scott Turner
Trustee
In 1906 Scott’s family watched the San Francisco fire from the hills surrou...
John Nicocia
Trustee
Vic Blasi
Recording Secretary
Marilyn Munkres
Mistress of Ceremonies
Marilyn was born in New York City and is a first generation American. Her ...
Mark Fini
Immediate Past President
Mark is a Colorado native born in Pueblo and raised in Walsenburg. All of ...
Diane Varlesi
Chaplain
Diane Marie Varlesi was born April 5, 1944 in the Italian neighborhood of ...
Jim Mesite
Orator
Jim and his wife, Bobbie, came here with the Army in 1979 for 3 years, and ...