SHANNEN HAYES
Publisher/Managing Editor
Shannen started her career in the news industry in an Indiana newsroom typing engagement and wedding announcements, obituaries and the community events calendar. She soon became a general assignment reporter covering all types of news in her community. She relocated to Sanibel Island in 2010 and was editor of an island newspaper before founding the Santiva Chronicle in early 2014. Shannen enjoys lounging by her pool, riding her bike and spending time with her husband whom she married in 2019 on the beach. 

EMILIE ALFINO
City Reporter, Island Insider Writer
Emilie Alfino covered Sanibel city government for the Island Reporter in the mid-2000s before becoming executive director of the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village, a post she held for more than 12 years. Originally from Long Island and then Syracuse, New York, Emilie moved to Southwest Florida in 2002, and in 2010 became a Sanibel homeowner through Community Housing & Resources’ Limited-Equity Ownership program. In New York, she worked for 25 years in the media relations and employee communications department of a large electric-and-gas utility. There, she worked as a steward and chair of the political action committee for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1484. Now retired from the Historical Village, Emilie enjoys once again writing about the workings of Sanibel city government as well as featuring the many special people in the island community.

KITTY OLIVER
Social Media Manager
Kitty lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York with her Retired Veteran husband and 4 kids where they are very active with sports and volunteering at their local American Legion and Fire Department. They also spend time at their home on Sanibel Island where they love to snorkel, paint shells, shore fish, take bike rides and explore the islands with friends.

KYLE SWEET
Sweet Shots Photographer
Kyle came to Sanibel and The Sanctuary Golf Club in 2003 and has worked in the capacity of Golf Course Superintendent for the past 22 years. Over the years, Kyle has gained a great appreciation for the islands and has gained education beyond the golf industry, recently becoming a Certified Florida Master Naturalist. The camera has been an interest of Kyle’s since high school and he enjoys capturing wildlife and landscape images all around the islands and sharing those in the Santiva Chronicle, photography exhibits and other publications throughout Southwest Florida.