Luciano Lamonarca is a pop-operatic tenor, philanthropist, producer and artistic director of many musical projects, which he creates, develops and launch and which he crowns with his performance, organized mainly in support of right and noble causes, among which we recall the tribute to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the supporting event of the Columbia University Medical Center, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center and the tour “Lamonarca & Friends - United for Abruzzo”. Luciano Lamonarca is also President of the Puglia Center of America, an organization established to support charitable causes through the creation of artistic events. “My inspiration and satisfaction come from knowing that I contribute to the fact that the voice of someone is being heard”, he once said in an interview.
His personal motto is: “Become the change that you want to see!”
He has been interviewed by numerous television networks such as Rai Uno, Rai Tre, Rai International, Tele Norba, Antenna Sud and TGS Sicily. Articles about him were published in Daily News, The Italian Times, The Italian Tribune, The Italia Magazine (in Russian), La Repubblica, America Oggi, Il Quotidiano.Net, Il Corriere del Mezzogiorno, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno and Il Giornale di Sicilia. M°stro Lamonarca performed under the patronage of the highest national and international institutions such as United Nations, European Union, the Italian Republic, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ministry of Youth, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, the Italian Commission of Unesco, the Italian Consulate of New York, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Regions of Puglia and Sicily. He performed concerts in very famous and prestigious theatres and auditoriums, in the United States, Europe and Africa, some of which we are the Bruno Walter auditorium in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Milwaukee Athletic Club, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the Great Hall of the National Palace of the Philharmonic Orchestra in Minsk, the Palais Liechtenstein in Vienna, the Politeama Garibaldi Theater of Palermo and the auditorium La Vallisa of Bari. In March 2009 he released his first CD titled “Mamma”, dedicated to his dear mother and launched in a press conference in New York, where part of the proceeds of the CD sales went to the missionary project “City of Hope” in Zambia. He currently resides in New York State.

Giuseppe Resta was born and raised in Gioia del Colle (Bari). In 1998 he decided to move to New York, where he has been living and working since, while remaining connected to the roots and traditions of his beloved Puglia.
From 1999 to 2000 he worked Banca Antonveneta as a back office specialist.
In 2000 he was given the opportunity to work for one of the largest and most reliable Brokerage Firm in NY/USA, named BNY-Mellon, of which he became a successful Stock Loan Supervisor.
In 2006 he had obtained series 7 and 63 broker licenses and subsequentially accepted to work for Aig Global Investment Group as a Stock Loan trader assistant. In 2008, thanks to a valuable support of her sister/partner Nunziata, he established a successful Vacation Rental company named Smeralda’s LLC, of which he still is the President and CEO. He is also the Founder and President/Ceo of Us in US LLC, a recently established International Business and Financial Development company, based in New York City.

Graduated in Economics from the University of Bari, discussing a thesis titled "Agritourisme en Europe. Un choix pour le dèveloppement local” whose preparation had been followed by a University Professor of Economics, Faculty of both Taranto and Bari ( Prof. Giacomo Barletta, Esq), thanks to a research project begun in 2009 between France, Italy and United States, pertaining to local action strategies which targets rural areas development and focusing its attention on how agriculture and tourism can become a powerful communication and exchange tool for the Italian and Pugliese culture. In 2009, she formed in New York, together with her brother, Smeralda's LLC, of which she is the International Marketing Development Manager and reception coordinator. These roles gave her the opportunity to show her communication skills, allowing her to move on with her projects of “alternative” tourism. She has been establishing and maintaining relationships with European travelers and Italian tour operators. She is involved with management policies and public relations. She coordinates and manages tourism offer and demand between New York and Europe. Since 2010 she takes part of social networks through some sporadic participations in blogs and Italian networking sites, as a freelance writer. She is also involved in supporting the cause against the marginalization of obese people in Italy and worldwide. In September 2011 she became the agent and sales manager of the Us in US LLC. Her role with the company consist of establishing new relationships with Italian Investors and Entrepreneurs who intend to invest or expand their existing business into the USA.

Valentina Popa is an international relations expert, currently working for the United Nations in New York. Ms. Popa graduated in Romance languages from the State University of Moldova, and later obtained a Masters degree in International Relations from the Academy of Public Administration, Office of the President of Moldova. After serving for 3 years in the Government of her country, in 2005 Valentina was delegated as a diplomat with the Permanent Mission of Moldova to the United Nations in New York. In 2008 she accepted a position within the United Nations Headquarters.
Valentina Popa is fluent in 5 languages – English, French, Italian, Romanian and Russian.
A Laureate in folklore music of her country, she got successfully involved in numerous artistic projects dedicated to noble causes in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
Connected by deep roots to the land of Italy, Puglia Center of America attracted her through its innovative goals and ideas, which she embraced with energy and dedication.