Katie Santoro is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. As a young professional, Katie struggled to find her niche in the working world and eventually received an autism diagnosis at age 24, putting her on the path to being an autism advocate. Katie is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and is certified in DEI through the University of South Florida. She now works as an associate for Cardinal Health and hopes to contribute her voice to be a trailblazer for DEI within the corporate world. Katie is the president of the Unicorn Children's Foundation's Junior board and a contributing board member for the Els for Autism Foundation, and the Center for Autism at the University of Miami. In her free time, Katie cares for a 12 year old girl with autism and a dog with diabetes. She has traveled to 5 continents with a life goal of visiting all 7. During her travels at home and abroad she likes to read, practice yoga, and hike.