45 Gordon Street, Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007, United States
The Team
Chris Chickerneo
Chris, the life force behind CelloVia, is an innovative mixologist with over 10 years’ experience and a total of over 18 years’ experience in the food and hospitality industry. After a family trip to the Amalfi Coast in Southern Italy, he brought back the fond memory of sharing a bottle of Limoncello with a restaurant owner on the Isle of Capri. He instantly fell in love with this style of handcrafted liqueur and the inspiration to produce CelloVia was born. Since then, he has created over 30 varietals privately, for bars and restaurants developing support and approval from all who have enjoyed. - chris@cellovia.com
Carey Chickerneo
Carey, serves in the capacity of mentor, Carey brings over twenty-five years of experience as a transactional attorney and business entrepreneur, and more than 35 years’ experience as Chris’ dad. His expertise combined with his love of Cello and family, have made this endeavor a delightful pursuit of happiness. He enjoys working in all facets of the business keeping the wheels rolling. - carey@cellovia.com
Patti Chickerneo
Patti, the matriarch, contributes on many different levels and loves meeting new clients and stimulating sales. Her addition to the team makes it a true family endeavor. - patti@cellovia.com
Team Members
Alex T. Magno - Sales Management
Alex joins the Cellovia family bringing with him 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. From server to Bartender to GM and partner in a successful Lakeview restaurant Alex has a love for people and a desire to provide excellent service. Alex started as a waiter until he discovered his voice was operatic enough to get him into the Lyric Opera as a full time chorister. He then sang for two years as a soloist until moving to New York to sing with the Met for the next 13 years. He returned to Chicago to open a restaurant and after several years as a GM and Partner it was time to join the family. Alex is proud to be part of Cellovia and proud of what we do. - alex@cellovia.com
Armando Carillo - Graphic Design/Sales
Armando is our head graphic designer and is responsible for many of the beautiful custom labels we produce. He also contributes in outside sales. - sales@cellovia.com
Rich Mazzula - Outside Sales
Rich comes to us as a seasoned and successful Restauranteur in search of a new adventure. - sales@cellovia.com
Jimmy Gerardi - Outside Sales
Jimmy is our "man" in the Western 'burbs. Genuinely one of the nicest people you will ever meet. He is responsible for many of our accounts when he's not calling balls and strikes on the local baseball diamond.
Miguel Castaneda - Plant Manager
"Mikey" as he is affectionately known, coordinates production, warehouse management, sales and delivery. He is a proud veteran and brings a unique mechanical background that helps keep our equipment running smooth.
Saul Castaneda - Delivery/Logistics Manager
As you might have guessed, Saul is the "other" Casteneda brother. Saul is in charge of deliveries. He is the backbone of our next day delivery system. He is also a jack of all trades and fills in as a backup to every position on our team.
Jael Garcia - Production Manager
Jae anchors down our production team and oversees the bottling processes.. He and his staff make our spirits truly handmade.
H2Vino LLC
Our Chicago Spirit product line is proudly distributed throughout Chicagoland by H2Vino. - info@h2vino.com
Birch Beverages, Inc.
Our Birch Beverage product line is proudly represented throughout Chicagoland by Birch Beverages, Inc. - elliot@birchbeverages.com