http://www.marconews.com/staff/elysa-delcorto/<p>Although life has taken her to unexpected places, Elysa Delcorto considers herself a Florida girl through and through.</p> <p>Raised in Miami, Elysa got into journalism in high school and worked for the Miami Herald while completing her bachelor’s degree at the University of Miami. After graduating from UM in 2003, she headed off to the University of Maryland to pursue a graduate degree in Public Affairs Reporting.</p> <p>After finishing her adventures in Maryland, Elysa headed back to Miami in 2005 before finally making the move in August 2006 to Naples, where she covered East Naples, Golden Gate, the Estates and minority issues for the Naples Daily News.</p> <p> In June she took over as editor of The Banner, a bi-weekly publication from the Naples Daily News that covers Bonita Springs, Estero, North Naples, San Carlos Park, South Fort Myers and South Lee County. </p> <p>Outside of the journalism sphere, Elysa, or Ely (pronounced Ellie), enjoys cooking, writing and spending quality time with her husband, family and friends.</p> <p>An avid reader, with a soft spot for sci-fi and Japanese animation, Ely is also a self-admitted fan of country music, Spanish rock and Bollywood movies.</p> <p>And for those who want to know ... yes, her iPod has identity issues.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/banner/">■ Check out The Banner</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/NdnElysaDelcorto">■ Friend me on Facebook</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/NDN_EDELCORTO/">■ Follow me on Twitter</a></strong></p>en-ushttp://www.marconews.com/news/2011/may/12/firefighters-battled-blazes-across-southwest-flori/Firefighters battling blazes across Southwest Florida Fri, 13 May 2011 01:55:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/may/12/firefighters-battled-blazes-across-southwest-flori/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/may/05/new-census-numbers-show-housing-numbers-not-bad-or/New Census numbers show housing numbers not as bad as originally thoughtThu, 05 May 2011 04:01:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/may/05/new-census-numbers-show-housing-numbers-not-bad-or/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/26/missing-estero-woman-mary-ann-zarb-news-conference/2 charged in death of missing Estero woman whose body was found in northern LeeTue, 26 Apr 2011 22:30:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/26/missing-estero-woman-mary-ann-zarb-news-conference/http://www.vistasemanal.com/news/2011/apr/25/dylan-nuno-campana-cartas-nombre-jorge-saavedra/Campaña de cartas espera limpiar el nombre de Dylan Nuno, y acusa al presunto asesinoTue, 26 Apr 2011 01:03:00 -0000http://www.vistasemanal.com/news/2011/apr/25/dylan-nuno-campana-cartas-nombre-jorge-saavedra/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/25/dylan-nuno-bus-stop-stabbin-jorge-saavedra/Letter campaign hopes to clear Dylan Nuno's name, attacks accused killerTue, 26 Apr 2011 01:03:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/25/dylan-nuno-bus-stop-stabbin-jorge-saavedra/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/20/agencies-responding-brush-fire-golden-gate-estates/Fire crews contain 26-acre brush fire in Golden Gate Estates Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:40:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/20/agencies-responding-brush-fire-golden-gate-estates/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/19/three-oaks-middle-band-director-dies-injuries-suff/Three Oaks middle band director dies from injuries suffered in car crashTue, 19 Apr 2011 19:25:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/19/three-oaks-middle-band-director-dies-injuries-suff/http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/apr/16/naples-memorial-benches-replaced-beach-concrete/Replacement of memorial concrete benches with plastic causes Naples stir PHOTOS/POLLSat, 16 Apr 2011 21:30:00 -0000http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/apr/16/naples-memorial-benches-replaced-beach-concrete/http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/07/federal-government-shutdown-open-close-collier-lee/Parks to close if federal shutdown; most Collier, Lee services would continue PHOTOSFri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0000http://www.marconews.com/news/2011/apr/07/federal-government-shutdown-open-close-collier-lee/http://www.vistasemanal.com/news/2011/apr/07/la-ex-primera-dama-laura-bush-atrae-grandes-multit/La ex primera dama Laura Bush atrae grandes multitudes en SWFLThu, 07 Apr 2011 14:48:00 -0000http://www.vistasemanal.com/news/2011/apr/07/la-ex-primera-dama-laura-bush-atrae-grandes-multit/