Santiago was born on 8/20/1998 in Paterson, New Jersey to Colombian parents. He has eight other siblings and says growing up was like the movie Cheaper by The Dozen. Very noisy, lots of movement, but all with love. Today he is a 2021 Seton Hall University graduate with a degree in Finance and most recently, he returned from a two-year missionary trip from the US. Virgin Islands. Serving the most needy in the islands. This is where he saw that God existed in the most poor. Those who felt outcasted and not loved. Nonetheless, he is happy to be back and determined to serve the Church back in his home state.