About
Stacey Saiontz earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in 1996 and J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law in 1999. Saiontz practiced commercial litigation in Washington D.C. and New York from 1999 until 2006. She currently resides in Chappaqua, New York with her husband and two sons.
Saiontz advocates for food allergy awareness and was named one of the Top 100 Women in Food Allergies. Her youngest son was born with 26 life-threatening food allergies.Saiontz has helped to spearhead the passage of several pieces of local, state and federal legislation, including a law that allows school bus drivers to administer epinephrine, a self-carry law, a law that allows schools to stock epinephrine, the FASTER Act, and along with her son, the Westchester County Food Allergy Restaurant Safety bill. Food Allergy Research and Education recognized Saiontz with the 2018 Excellence in Advocacy Award. Saiontz has served on the University of Michigan Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center Advisory Board since 2019. Saiontz serves on the board of the Allergy Advocacy Association and is the Co-Chair of the Food Allergy Research and Education’s Advocacy Board.
In addition to her work in food allergy, Saiontz has a passion for Holocaust remembrance and education as the granddaughter of two Holocaust survivors. Saiontz has served as a founding member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s (USHMM) Next Generation Board since 2004. In 2019, she was appointed to serve on the USHMM’s Education Committee. She was the recipient of the 2017 USHMM Northeast Region Leadership Award and the 2019 National Leadership Award. Saiontz is a member of the USC Shoah Foundation Next Generation Council. Saiontz serves on the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. She served as a Board Member of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation (AJCF) from 2016-2022. Since 2019, Saiontz has served as the Co-Chair for the Town of New Castle Holocaust & Human Rights Committee and also helped create the Holocaust Memorial in her town. Saiontz is a third-generation speaker for the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center in White Plains, New York and for 3GNY’s WEDU (We Educate) program.
