Leadership

Santino R. Thomas
Director of Marketing & Communications
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (518) 453-6716
Santino oversees all external communications, public relations, marketing, advertising, and promotions for the agency. He serves as the point of contact for and liaison to members of the media, elected officials, and other organizations. Santino and his team are charged with increasing the visibility and public awareness of the Agency, its various programs, and its events, as well as those of our Foundation.
Prior to joining our team, Santino directed the communications and public relations of more than ten different members of the New York State Legislature, spread across the state. He led marketing and communications for ABC’s Empire State Chapter, and he has worked in both professional sports and intercollegiate athletics in marketing and promotions capacities.
Santino holds the following degrees: an Associate in Applied Science from SUNY Delhi, as well as a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from SUNY Cortland.
When not at St. Catherine’s, Santino enjoys spending time with his wife and their two children, along with their two beagles, and their cat. Santino is an avid golfer and a diehard fan of the New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills, and Buffalo Sabres.