A Titanic Loss For New Jersey

Robert A. DeSando is a former journalist, lobbyist, and public servant. For more than 16 years, he held a variety of positions with the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, from reporter to bureau chief. He was communications director and deputy executive director for the New Jersey State General Assembly. He served as a special assistant to the state education commissioner and assistant commissioner for the Department of Transportation. He was also director of government affairs for the New Jersey School Boards Association. Now retired and living in Jackson Township, N.J., he is a member of the Ocean County Historical Society.