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SHANTEE PERKINS

SHANTEE PERKINS born and raised in Buffalo New York. She is the founder of Starr Connextions, Inc. An organization providing positive youth development to youth 13-19 years of age in Buffalo, NY, to prepare them to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood thus successfully connecting to their destiny. 

Best known as DJ Starr, Shantee has worked with organizations such as Pretty as a Daisy and World of Girls Empowerment in mentoring teenage girls. She was the key note speaker and received the Principal Award from John Williams School #5 in Rochester, NY. Shantee is collaborating with several organizations on a youth program called Locked Up, which is a program deterring youth from the life of crime. 

Shantee is the Executive Producer and host of her own talk show called, The DJ Starr Show. The mission of the show is to showcase local unsung heroes who bring inspiration and positive messages to the WNY community. The DJ Starr show can be seen on YouTube and 716Live.com, an online broadcasting multimedia company. Shantee is the creator and Executive Producer of Real Teens Reel Talk Show. The mission is to create a platform for young people 13-19 years of age to openly discuss key issues that affect them and the lives of their peers. Real Teens Reel Talk show can be watched on 716Live.com and YouTube.
Shantee graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bryant and Stratton College with an Associate Degree in Business Administration. She received her bachelor’s degree in Business Communications at Buffalo State College. She is looking forward to becoming a National Syndicated Television and Radio Personality. 

Shantee was showcased in M&T Bank’s Black history month calendar for upcoming African American Entrepreneurs. Shantee received awards for Stop the Violence Coalition Community Service Youth Award in 2012, Help Stop Bullying Sponsor Appreciation award in 2017 and Women of the Roses Award in 2018. She was a board member of The Paradise House, an organization that is a family-style halfway house which opened in 1993 offering a program to help homeless women struggling with addictions to get a new start on a productive life. Shantee is a current board member of Tabernacle Charities, Inc. and a member of The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists. 

Shantee is not shy when it comes to talking about her personal walk with Christ. Shantee is blessed with two wonderful parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thrist and a wonderful sister Raquel Thrist and her fur baby Diamond. Shantee’s motto is, “Keep your Eyes on the Prize.”
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