Executive Assistant to Executive Editor

Kelli DeSantis

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After joining the team in late 2019 as the Executive Assistant to the Editor, Kelli DeSantis was welcomed with open arms and given the impression that was had been there for many years and was part of the Staten Island Advance family. She is the event manager for Mentoring Monday and the most significant event of the year, Women of Achievement. She is a board member of the Staten Island Women’s Inc. foundation and has served on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for over three years. Kelli also handles media licensing for Staten Island and SILive.com. She has a weekly column focused on animal welfare.

After joining the team in late 2019 as the Executive Assistant to the Editor, Kelli DeSantis was welcomed with open arms and given the impression that was had been there for many years and was part of the Staten Island Advance family. She is the event manager for Mentoring Monday and the most significant event of the year, Women of Achievement. She is a board member of the Staten Island Women’s Inc. foundation and has served on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for over three years. Kelli also handles media licensing for Staten Island and SILive.com. She has a weekly column focused on animal welfare.

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