Dominic F. Santillo has been a resident of Eastampton Township since 2013, residing in Eastampton Meadows (Farms). Since moving to town, he has been a member of the Eastampton Community School Superintendent search committee (2016) and was appointed as a member of the Eastampton Land Use Planning Board in January 2018. Dominic is also a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Mount Holly Post #11.
Dominic and his wife of nineteen years, Elizabeth, met at The College of New Jersey. They previously lived together in Bordentown and Willingboro before settling down in Eastampton with their three children: Dominic Jr (17), Kaitlyn (15) and David (12). Beth is a school teacher in the Bordentown Regional School District.
Dominic is employed by Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE as an Information Services Process Manager. He has worked at Christiana Care for over 12 years and currently serves as IT Service Management Incident Manager. Previous healthcare IT experience includes time served at Kennedy Health System in Cherry Hill and as a vendor consultant traveling across the US implementing emergency department software.
Dominic was admitted to The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and participated in Student Government and other activities while attaining a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Specialization in Information Systems Management. After graduation, he spent time in the restaurant industry as a server, bartender and banquet manager until finding a position to leverage his IT skills.
Raised in Garfield, NJ (Bergen County) where he attended public school for grades K-12, in his junior year of high school Dominic was selected to attend the American Legion Jersey Boys State ("ALJBS") program. Held at Rider University the week-long, hands-on leadership seminar on civics and government, Dominic served as "mayor" of his Boys State city. He returned as a member of the all-volunteer staff the following year and has served for over 27 years. In addition, he also was selected as a Trustee of the New Jersey Boys State Foundation - the fundraising organization associated with the program. He currently serves as Secretary for the Board of Trustees; he previously served 14 years as Chairman.
Dominic was elected to Township Council in November 2018, and November 2022. He represents the Township Council on the Land Use Planning Board and will serve as Mayor in 2026. Previously, he served as Mayor in 2021 and 2024; Deputy Mayor 2020, 2023 and 2025; Land Use Planning Board 2019-2023, 2025; Recreation Advisory Committee 2024.