Background
She is the daughter of late construction magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Senior and the late Marie Patricia Montani DeBartolo. DeBartolo grew up in a family famous for real estate development.
She is the daughter of late construction magnate Edward J. DeBartolo Senior and the late Marie Patricia Montani DeBartolo. DeBartolo grew up in a family famous for real estate development.
She attended Saint Mary"s College of Indiana, the Holy Cross women"s counterpart adjacent to the University of Notre Dame.
After graduation, she joined the family business, The DeBartolo Corporation, and became its executive vice president In 1994, following her father"s death, she became company co-chairman and all 78 DeBartolo malls were sold. In 1978, Edward DeBartolo purchased the National Hockey League"s Pittsburgh Penguins. and established DeBartolo York as owner and president
In 1991, the year following the championship, she sold the Penguins to assist the DeBartolo Corporation, which was facing challenges in the aftermath of the real estate collapse of 1987.