The Mazzini-Verdi Club will honor Steve Menconi as Man of the Year and Cathy Ciminello as Woman of the Year at the President’s Ball on Dec. 3 at its clubhouse in Franklin Park. To make reservations, call Maria Banducci at 630-443-8722 or Maria Casali at 773-589-0388. The following profiles were provided by the organization.

CATHERINE CIMINELLO

Catherine Ciminello has long been involved with the Mazzini-Verdi Club alongside her husband, Paul, and has served as a member of the Mazzini-Verdi Ladies Club for the last seven years. Active with the club’s St. Joseph Table and Festa Fuori, she joined the Ladies’ Club board in 2020 as financial secretary. In the midst of the pandemic, she created a database and mailing list of members and took over the responsibility of dues collection. The next year, she was asked to handle communications for social events.