Robert V AllegriniAuthor Robert V. Allegrini is currently regional director of public relations for Hilton's Central Division, overseeing public relations activities of The Palmer House Hilton, The Drake, and The Hilton Chicago, as well as numerous other Hilton properies. Long active in Italian American civic affairs, Allegrini was made a knight by Italy's Prince Victor Emmanuel in 1990 and a knight commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by Italy's president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2003. Read More Read Less