Alex Di Iorio - Chief Operating Officer alex@salernogroup.com

BJ Grieve - General Manager bj@lagoeastbank.com

Kelsey Sparacia - Marketing Director kelsey@salernogroup.com

Tim Manco - Assistant General Manager tim@lagoeastbank.com

Sean Kerrigan - Executive Chef chefsean@salernogroup.com

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Andrew moved to Cleveland in 2007 after receiving a BA from Ohio Northern University. He earned his Juris Doctorate at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, graduating and passing the bar in 2010. After working in the private sector, Andrew joined The Salerno Group in 2014. He currently leads operations, finances and expansion for The Salerno Group’s current concepts in Ohio and South Carolina. He and his wife Aubrey were married in 2017 and currently live in Cleveland.

Aubrey started with Lago when we first opened in the East Bank of the Flats in 2013. Since then she has held the role of bartender, restaurant manager, sales manager and is now the Property GM for the company. Aubrey has a strong passion for making Lago the best it can be for its employees and guests. She is the person that is here to assist all guests in anything from making a reservation in the restaurant all the way to executing a large-scale wedding or event. When she isn't working she loves spending time with her husband Andrew, their two girls, Vivian and Sonora and their dog Ace.

Nicole and her husband, Fabio, have run and owned restaurants and businesses in Cleveland for 16 years. She earned her degree in Communications and Mediation from Cleveland State University. She has 4 children; Dominic, Sofia, Gianni and Luca. Nicole’s primary work focus is running the Salerno’s full-service event & catering company, Lago Custom Events located in the EY Tower in the the East Bank of the Flats. Her passion project is a healthy school lunch initiative she launched in 2015 serving made from scratch school lunches prepared by an executive chef using the best ingredients available. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling as much as possible, jogging through the city with her children and their dog Gibson, learning the guitar and reading books to improve her business.

Chef Fabio Salerno’s culinary experience began at an exceptionally early age. Salerno was born and raised on Cleveland’s east side and worked alongside his parents in the restaurant industry, which allowed his passion for cooking to transpire organically. In 2013, Chef Salerno and wife, Nicole, moved Lago from the popular dining neighborhood of Tremont, where Lago called "home" for its first 7 years, to the new Flats East Bank entertainment district. Lago became the anchor restaurant for phase one of the Flats East Bank development; the very district that Fabio began his career in 18 years earlier.

By moving to the Flats, Lago also cemented itself as the exclusive caterer to the aLoft Hotel and its property, paving the way for the Salerno’s entertainment company, Lago Custom Events. Lago Custom Events is a full service catering and event company specializing in on and off-premise catering and event production.  With Chef Salerno's vision, LCE prides itself on restaurant quality food, a top notch beverage program and a full-service event design team with specialties ranging from weddings to corporate events and all social gatherings in between. Lago Custom Events takes the utmost pride in designing memorable experiences that exceed expectations.

While opening Lago in 2013, Fabio simultaneously opened TownHall a West 25th Street mainstay, just down the block from the West Side Market in Ohio City, TownHall has transformed into a 100% non-GMO, mostly organic concept filled with activity.  

In 2016 Chef Salerno became a chef partner with Aramark creating a variety of items and concepts for the Cleveland Browns Stadium, Quicken Loans Arena as well as The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.  Fabio was awarded a Cleveland Cavalier’s championship ring by the Cavs Organization for his work at #Launch Test Kitchen in the Quicken Loans Arena during the 2016 season.  During his time as a chef partner with Aramark, Lago Concessions has opened three featured concepts at Quicken Loans Arena, as well as a featured concept at the Rock Hall.

Continuing to expand, Chef Salerno most recently opened a Mexican cantina and tequileria in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Banditos continues Fabio’s mission to having a positive impact on his community with a focus on sourcing local and organic product and engaging in charitable work in the Myrtle Beach community.  From feeding displaced families after Hurricane Florence, to offering free taco dinners to families affected by the 2019 government shutdown, Banditos is following the Salerno Group’s road map.

When Fabio is not in the kitchen at one of his restaurants, he enjoys traveling with his wife Nicole, and is usually chasing down one of his four children, Dominic, Sofia, Gianni, and Luca!