Mark Tutino, a lifelong Milford resident, has been named the Milford Columbus Committee’s Italian American of the Year. Tutino is the owner and principal of Tutino Financial, LLC. A certified financial planner, Tutino has been in the securities business for 31 years. He has been a member of the Milford Kiwanis since 1996, and has held the positions of both president and board member.

Twice awarded “Kiwanian of the Year,” Tutino chaired the golf tournament committee for over a decade, helping raise more than $250,000 for the local community, according to the Columbus Committee. “Mark also established an infant safety kit in conjunction with Milford Hospital, providing new parents with child safety items and informational packets for the home,” states an announcement about the award. “He has also worked with the Beth-El Shelter to provide Halloween costumes to all of the children living at the shelter during the fall.”