U.S. Pizza Team Council
Michael P. LaMarca
USPT Team Captain, Master Pizza, Cleveland, OH.
1st Place: Hulu's Best in Dough - Best in the Midwest Episode
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Lenny Rago
Panino's Pizzeria, Evanston, IL.
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Sean Dempsey
Dempsey's Brewery Pub & Restaurant, Watertown, S.D.
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David Sommers
Athletic Coord., Mad Mushroom, West Lafayette, IN.
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Jamie Culliton
Athletic Coach, The Nona Slice House, Safety Harbor, FL.
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Gino Rago
Culinary Coach, Panino's Pizzeria, Parkridge, IL.
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Tore Trupiano
Mangia E Bevi, Oceanside, CA.
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Brian Hernandez
US Pizza Team Coordinator, Batesville, MS.
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Premiere Members
Ali Haider
786 Degrees, Los Angeles, CA.
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Michael Stevens
Palo Mesa Pizza, Arroyo Grande, CA.
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Michael "Wolf" Athanasopoulos
The Lamb and the Wolf, Sallisaw, OK.
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David Conti
Red Planet Pizza & BBQ, Ansonia, CT.
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David Jacobson
Acre Kitchen & Bar, Oakland, CA.
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Vitangelo Recchia
Bella Napoli Pizzeria & Restaurant, Port Charlotte, FL.
2nd Place: Pizza in Teglia, '23 World Pizza Championships
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Rick Wheeler
Mad Mushroom, Lafayette, IN.
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Bruno Brunetti
Panino's Pizzeria, Chicago, IL.
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George Taylor
Taylors' Pizza House, Endwell, NY.
1st Place: Gluten-Free, '24 International Pizza Challenge, Atlantic CIty
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Dan Uccello
Flo's Pizzeria, Grand Rapids, MI.
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Patrick Maggi
Maggi's Pizza & Subs, Damascus, MD.
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McKenna Carney
The Nona Slice House, Safety Harbor, FL.
1st place in '22 & '23 Galbani Proffessionale Pizza Cups and the '22 Chicago Pizza Cup & Acrobatic Trials
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Daniel "The Big Cheese" Saccone
Saccone's Pizza & Subs, Leander, TX.
1st Place: Best Cheese Slice, '23 International Pizza Games, Atlantic City
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Derrick Tung
Paulie Gee's Logan Square, Chicago, IL.
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Massimo Mannino
Nina's Cucina Italiana, Greenville, NC.
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Competing Members
Peter Anderson
Gelsosomo's Pizza, Crown Point, IN.
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Mike Pitera
Pizza a Modo Mio, Charleston, SC.
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Craig AllenBaugh
Sauced Pizza & Catering
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Brandon Davis
Novella's Pizza, New Hudson, MI.
Pasquale DiMaio
Vesuvio's Wood Fired Pizza, Minneapolis, MN.
RC Gallegos
RC's NYC Pizza & Pasta, The Woodlands, TX.
Jimmy Gadd
Goodfellas Pizzeria, Cincinnati, OH.
Gail Churinetz
Gail's Pizza Parties, Germantown, TN.
Melina Felix
The Pizza Bandit, Littleton, CO.
Leonardo Giordano
Mona Lisa Pizzeria, Staten, Island, NY.
Sam Dickstein
Pizzeria Portofino, Chicago, IL.Much Ado About Pizza, Pleasanton, CA.
Patti Taylor
Taylors' Pizza House, Endwell, NY.
Rico Lunardi
Slice on Broadway, Pittsburgh, PA.
1st Place - 2021 Virtual US Pizza Cup
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Kira Zabrowski
Much Ado About Pizza, Pleasanton, CA.
Top 10 Finalist 2021 US Virtual Cup
IPC: 2022 :: Traditional Division: 4th place overall, 2nd place Southwestern Region
IPC: 2023 :Traditional Division: 27th overall,11th in Southwestern Region
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Vittoria Trupiano
Mangia E Bevi, Oceanside, CA.
Salvatore Passalacqua
Marrabella Old World Pizza, Greenville, NC
Deserai Satullo
Sauced Wood Fired Pizza, Fairview Park, OH.
Alberto Russo
Flour House, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Max Durocher
Tiki Sam's Wood FIred Pizza, Hanover, MI.
Audrey Jane
Slingin' Pizza, Laguna Park, TX.
Nicholas Harper
Piece of Pie on Hartwell, Fairplay, SC.
Joey Streeter
The Nona Slice House, Safety Harbor, FL.
Josh Owens
Mad Mushroom, Lafayette, IN
Jon Garland
Saccone's Pizza, Austin, TX.
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Mark Zabrowski
Much Ado About Pizza, Pleasanton, CA.
IPC:2022 : Non-Traditional: 44th
IPC: 2023 : Non-Traditional: 47th
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Alex Koons
Hot Tongue Pizza, Los Angeles, CA.
Joey Karvelas
Karvelas Pizza, Hogansville, GA.
James Terwilliger
The Pizza Consultant, San Diego, CA.
Kyle Rosch
Brenz Pizza Co. Columbus, OH.
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Mario Vollera
Southend Pizza, Venice, CA.
David Solum
Danger Von Dempsey's Brewhaus, Aberdeen, SD
Constantino Anezinos
Zorba's Pizza & Pasta, San Francisco, CA.
Kevin Knott
Sliceadelic Pizza, FL.
Kathy Conti
Red Planet Pizza & BBQ, Ansonia, CT.
Alex Fotiadis
Corleone’s Famous New York Pizza And Gyros, Daytona, FL.
Member Quotes
"The only thing better than having so many fellow pizza competitors, is having this much pizza family."
"Maddon! Nothing beats a good fig glaze on your pizza."
"Sometimes I pizza. Sometimes I party. Most times I do them together."
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