CHARITY BOARD AND TRUSTEES

Chair of the charity

Tiffany Lew is a founding trustee of MammaMia Liverpool. She has two children, born in Milan, who are growing up in England. Passionate about all things fundraising and charitable governance, she brings with her a wealth of knowledge from years of working in the third sector. She holds degrees from Wesleyan University in the United States and S.d.A Bocconi in Italy.

As well as her work for MammaMia Liverpool, she is a trustee of Multicultural Cumbria a well as Chair of Governors of a Cumbrian primary school. Tiffany works for the British Red Cross in Regional Fundraising.

Charity Secretary

Emanuela Casale is an architect specialising in architectural design and interdisciplinary coordination with consultants and collaborators. She manages the full development of projects, from conceptual stages to preliminary, executive, and final phases, always seeking a harmonious balance between functionality and aesthetics. Her approach aims to integrate innovative and sustainable solutions, contributing to the creation of quality urban and architectural environments.

After earning her degree from La Sapienza University in Rome, Emanuela collaborated with the art gallery Galleria 291 Est and, since 1996, has been actively involved in organizing cultural events in the municipality of Castelnuovo Parano, founding the association “La Fabbrica delle Parole” (The Word Factory).

Since 2018, she has lived in England with her husband and their 12-year-old daughter. Emanuela joined the MammaMia charity board in 2023, where she is a highly active and committed trustee. She is passionate about art, history, and loves cooking.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND TEACHERS

Director of Education

Stefania Pisano is one of the co-founders and Educational Administrator of MammaMia. In this role, she ensures high-quality teaching, student well-being, and a robust school curriculum, supporting students’ holistic development and fostering a passion for language and culture. She is also a teacher of Italian and French and a mother of two children. After obtaining a degree in Classical Literature and a diploma in French Language and Culture, Stefania specialized in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language at the University for Foreigners of Siena. With 15 years of experience, she has taught Italian and French in diverse countries—including Italy, North America, South America, France, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom—working with children, young people, and adults of varying nationalities and language proficiency levels. She currently teaches Italian to adults and secondary school students, Italian for A-levels and GCSEs and French languages and cultures in Liverpool, UK.

Administrative Director

Gioia Palmieri is one of the co-founders and administrative director of MammaMia. She oversees budgeting, communication, resource management, and operations to ensure smooth functioning and sustainable growth. She is an Italian and Swiss citizen, journalist, and mother of four children. She graduated in philosophy in Lugano (TI-CH) and worked for 10 years at a Swiss daily newspaper. Since 2016, she has been a board member of FOSSUK (Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK). In 2016, she took on the role of editor for the UK-Ireland regional pages of the Swiss Review—the magazine for Swiss expatriates—published by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA). She teaches Italian to children from nursery to Year 6 and manages communications and events for MammaMia.

Teacher

Francesca Zippilli is one of the co-founders of MammaMia Liverpool. She is a teacher of Italian and classical literature, is married to a citizen of Liverpool and is the mother of two children. After obtaining the S.S.I.S teaching qualification, for six years she has worked in secondary schools in the province of Teramo. She subsequently obtained the Qualified Teacher Qualifying Status for the teaching profession in the United Kingdom and since 2012 she has lived in Liverpool, where she taught Latin and Classical Civilisation in UK secondary schools and held courses in Italian language and culture for adults and for children in primary and secondary schools. She currently works as a teacher of Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Civilisation.