Erika DeSanty, a native of nearby Clarksburg, MA, enters her third year at Williams and first year as the head coach of the women’s golf team.  In her first two years at Williams, DeSanty served as an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team, where she coordinated film exchange and assisted in recruiting, player development, and game preparation.  

Prior to Williams, DeSanty served as an assistant varsity and head junior varsity basketball coach at Elmira College. In two seasons at Elmira, the Soaring Eagles recorded the second highest two-year win total in the history of the program, competed in two conference championships and set two college records for number of consecutive wins.
 
While fulfilling her coaching responsibilities at both Elmira and Williams, DeSanty has continued to pursue her passion for golf, working for the Callaway Golf Company as a demo technician and for eduKaytion golf as an instructor.  EduKaytion golf was established and has been successfully run by Kay McMahon, PGA and LPGA professional, while Eloise Trainor, founder and former CEO of The Future Stars Tour, serves as director of operations.  

DeSanty has enjoyed working at some of New England’s finest courses over the past eight years and recently began the first stage of certification to become a LPGA Teaching & Club Professional.
 
A local standout, named Western Mass Division II MVP after Drury High School’s women’s basketball team won the Western Mass title in 2001, DeSanty went on to a successful collegiate career at Colby-Sawyer College.  While at Colby-Sawyer, she was a four-year starting point guard and two-year captain for the women’s basketball team.  In her senior season she set the all-time record for assists and was named MVP as the Chargers won the conference championship and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
In addition to coaching the women’s golf team, DeSanty also maintains the presidential accounts and assists in the development of a website for the Board of Trustees in the Office of the President at the College.  

DeSanty graduated from Colby-Sawyer in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science degree in sport management and from Elmira College in 2007 with a Master of Science degree in education.