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SALVATORE COTTONE

Founder of Vanvakys International, Marketing & Events

Vanvakys International is a corporation founded in the U.S. with the purpose of promoting culture in the United States and facilitating commerce through web-based communication, networking, marketing of products, and the organization of special events.

2015-Present Senior Manager, Independent Distributor, Wellness Consultant specializing in sport and nutrition, GNLD, USA and Italy

EDUCATOR AND CULTURAL PROMOTER

April 2016 Lectures and Symposium The Modern Sicilian language and culture at Italian Mercy College, NY. Provide consulting on language, history and culture for the country’s first Sicilian language course.

2011/ June 2016 Teacher of Sicilian language and culture at Italian Charities of America in Queens, NY. Provide consulting on language, history and culture for the country’s first Sicilian language course.

2015 June Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game, co-relator Prof. Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of modern European history and the Queensboro UNICO Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian-American Studies.

2013/2014 Partner and Exclusive Distributor in New York and USA of Edizioni d'arte Félix Fénéon and Tracce Cahiers d'Art, fine art international magazine.

2013 June Presentation of the novel, Life is a Great Game via live streaming interview on RAI Sicilia network, Palermo, Italy. Program conducted by

Salvatore Cusimano, director of RAI Sicilia, as part of a series of events marking the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Sicily. Program sponsored in part by the US Embassy of Italy in Naples.

2012-2014 Exclusive partnership with Amuni' Sicily Magazine, a free publication produced in Sicily with the purpose of promoting Sicilian culture and products through tourism. Launched the exclusive U.S. distribution of Amuni' with a campaign to coincide with the 68th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York in October 2012.

2010 October Participation at the inaugural U.S. tour of Italy’s renowned wine trade show, Vinitaly. Attendance and client representation at industry-only portion of Vinitaly US Tour 2010, held at Eataly, New York, NY.

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WEB CONTENT EDITOR AND SHORT STORY PUBLISHER

2013 LIFE IS A GREAT GAME e-book

Development and co-authorship of Life is a Great Game, a work of historical fiction based on real people and events that occurred in Bolognetta, Palermo, Sicily on July 10th 1943, the day the Allied Forces invaded Sicily during World War II. E-Book published in March 2013 and presentations and promotional campaigns are ongoing.

“La Terra è Amica Mia” The story of marathon runner Luigi Zarcone (International Athlete: June 18, 1950- June 9, 2001) (Italian).

“La Disordinata Villabate” A brief historical novel about a team and a football game played in Sicily on “Operation Husky Day”, July 1943 (Italian).

“Il Bel Canto” Biography of Simone Alaimo, a successful Sicilian opera singer (Italian and English).

“Ez-Opera” Opera in a nutshell. A brief guide to understanding operatic music (Italian).

“History and Legends of Sicily from the Kitchen to the Cellar” An engaging narrative of Sicilian ancient history through events related to wine and food (English).

“Gibellina. From Devastation to a Modern Show Place” Production and research in collaboration with Prof. Judith Rozner, Melbourne Modern Arts University. Gibellina, a small country town in Sicily completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1968, is the site of the world's largest piece of contemporary art. In partnership with the Gibellina Museum of Modern Art (Trapani, Italy).

Publisher and director of the world’s first English-language website on Gibellina, contents of which were used by the Guggenheim Museum in its 2015 presentation of the “Cretto” of Gibellina by Alberto Burri. Supervisor of new portal design, www.SicilyArt.com, and founder of the International Sciento-cultural committee for the international promotion of Sicilian arts and culture (English).

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PROJECTS AND EVENTS

2017 January WineAppeal Art in a Bottle at One Penn Plaza, NYC

Fine Arts-Wine & Fashion Show, Wine Tasting and Art Showcase . Organized by DoctorsofHope.Org A unique event in a beautiful and one of the most exclusive location in Manhattan, NYC, by Vanvakys Arts Intl. In collaboration with Este & Chloe Style and Massonoise Imports USA

2013 May SICILY, OUR TERROIR

Organization and hosting of wine dinner event including wine lecture with multimedia slideshow presentation at "May 8th Mother Sicily Day @ Angelina’s" on Staten Island in New York. Fine dining menu and wine pairing design along with presentation on the theme, “Sicily, Our Terroir” sponsored by Southern Wine & Spirits of New York.

2010 November L’A… MERICA IN DUET TOUR

Organization and management of New York-area tour of award-winning Sicilian jazz singer, Laura Campisi and Sicilian-American guitarist/mandolin virtuoso John T. La Barbera, in collaboration with the Sicilian Cultural Institute of America.

2010 November WINEAPPEAL.IT: “ART IN A BOTTLE”

Organization and curation of events including art exhibit and auction, wine tasting and lecture, five-course dinner with wine pairing and live music performances in held at The Westchester Italian Cultural Institute in Tuckahoe, NY.

2010 June TARANTELLA, CALCIO E VINO

Organization of evening of soccer-themed traditional live southern Italian folk music and dancing in a community hall setting, timed to coincide with the kick-off of the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament.

2010 May FESTA DI PRIMAVERA

Organization of Springtime Festival, including a five-course Mediterranean menu paired with wines exclusive to Vanvakys Art International and accompanied with live Mediterranean folk music by an award-winning guitarist and mandolin player. Luca Ristorante Italiano, Wilton CT.

2010 March UNA MIMOSA SICILIANA

Four-course menu with wine pairing in celebration of International Women’s Day and dedicated to the memory of the women of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, NYC. Featuring a capella singing performance and recital of Sicilian poetry in honor of Sicilian-American NYS Senator Serphin R. Maltese and debuting New York’s only traditional Sicilian Mimosa pastry. Palma Ristorante, New York, NY.

2009 November STYLE & SPIRIT

Style & Spirit at Kontainer, a presentation of Sicilian wine and fashion at Kontainer, a fashion boutique located in Greenwich Village, NYC. Reception featuring Vanvakys clients in wine and fashion industries represented at exclusive event and charity raffle.

2009 June – August Management of graphic design and marketing services, including website design, hosting and photography services for Vero Uomo, an Italian men’s apparel boutique in Englewood, New Jersey.

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PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont.

2009 February Representation of Sicilywine.com clients at annual international wine events, Gala Italia 2009 and Sens of Wine 2009. Official representation and promotion of Sicilywine.com producers, including management of communications with public and private institutions and online public relations.

Premiere of haute couture by Sicilian designer, Ignazio Bissoli; direction of event

organization and marketing, including supervision of communications with public and private institutions and website design; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction.

The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, NYC.

2009 August-September ART IN A DISH

An event created and presented by Vanvakys Art International and hosted by Scopello Restaurant of Brooklyn, NY. Art show, Sicilian seafood and wine pairing at Scopello Restaurant to highlight wines and foods of Sicilian origin on the theme of “Summer”.

2009 May SICILIAN WINE SAGACITY

Collaboration with Enjoy Gourmet Magazine, a luxury publication based in Taiwan, China, on the subject of international wine and food. Provision of proprietary images and content for Chinese language article focusing on wines and vineyards of Sicily. Article “Sicilian Wine Sagacity”, published in issue #16, June 2009.

2009 April IUDOR

Corporate representation of IUDOR Entertainment Production Company in America, including the personal representation of IUDOR Company Founder and Film Director, Nicola Cali’ of Messina, Italy in New York.

2008 November-December WINEAPPEAL: “ART IN A BOTTLE”

WineAppeal.it: “Art in a Bottle” food/wine tasting and art show, in partnership with Studio 71 Gallery, Palermo, Italy, and in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC: recruitment of partners among local and international Italian and Italian-American leaders; curator of art exhibit at Naima Italian Food & Wine, New York City; director of event organization and marketing, including communications with

public and private institutions; signatory to endowment contract benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through funds raised through event-related art auction.

2008 May A JOURNEY THROUGH THE IMAGINATION

Corporate sponsorship of special exhibit: “A Journey through the Imagination”, by Rosa M. Ponte, held at the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers, New York City, NY. Director of event

sponsorship and promotion on behalf of Vanvakys Art International, in collaboration with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York.

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PROJECTS AND EVENTS, Cont.

2007

• Organization and participation in a series of cultural events in recognition of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, including the 63rd Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, in conjunction with the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York.

2006

• Project leader and event coordinator of “Bagheria in America” art and cultural showcase. A week-long international event featuring art and history of the historic Sicilian town of Bagheria, including the presentation of films and photographic works, tasting of Sicilian products. Multiple political and cultural events in New York and New Jersey were produced in conjunction with Casa Sicilia (New York), the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, the Columbus Citizens Foundation, and the City of Bagheria, and sponsored by the Sicilian regional government.

2005

• Curator of art exhibit and charity fundraising event, The Modern Baroque in New York, showcasing four artists from countries in Europe and South America,

with a portion of the proceeds donated to the Lupus Foundation of America.

2002

• Event organizer and public relations for “Sports Exchange Between Palermo and New York,” event at the Italian Consulate of New York City together with America Oggi News, FDNY commander in chief Mr. Daniel Nigro (actual commissioner) and Hon. Giorgio Radicati Consul of Italy.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015-Present Senior Manager, Independent Distributor, Wellness Consultant specializing in sport and nutrition, GNLD, USA and Italy

2000-Present Director of Marketing, Internet Publishing and Event Curation, Vanvakys Internet Ideas and Services, USA and Italy.

1998-1999 Senior Advisor, Supervisor of 80 sales representatives in network marketing, “I&T Freedomland,” Milan, Italy

1990-1997 Operation, Maintenance and Customer Support, Ericsson-Fatme, TLC Digital Telephone Network, various international locations including Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Stockholm, Sweden; and Nairobi, Kenya.

1986-1990 Physical Education teacher and volleyball coach at Public High Schools (substitute). Sicily, Italy.

Independent volleyball coach for amateur and semi-professional teams. Sicily, Italy.

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EDUCATION

2004: Participation in the International Workshop on Regional Development sponsored

by the International Center for Education (“OIL”, a United Nations agency) and the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry.

2000: Internet Management, E-Business Seminar 2000, CA World, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

1999: Web Marketing & Sales, Senior Marketing and Networking, INFOSTRADA Ltd. Training Center, Palermo, Italy; Cannes, France

1990: English language studies, Bluefeather S.O.L. Dublin, Ireland.

1989: Anglia Higher Education College, Cambridge, U.K.

1986: 4-year University Degree in Sport and Physical Education, I.S.E.F. Palermo, Italy with special thesis on “English Sports and Leisure Teaching Methodology”, Bedale School, Leeds University, UK.

1982: High School Diploma in Informatics, I.T.I.S. V.E.III Palermo, Italy.

Languages:

Italian

English

Spanish (colloquial)

French (colloquial)

Hobbies:

Martial Arts (Karate styles: Shito and Shorin Ryu)

With :more than 30 years of practice with Japanese Masters, two times black belt, one World Championship Participation (Rome 1993)

Antique’s Restauration

Museum goer

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