A proud triple Duke, Donna graduated from JMU in 1987 with a BBA in business administration and completed her MPA in public administration in 2018. In 2001, she began work in Grants and Contract Financial Services as a sponsored programs financial administrator. As the office grew, Donna's roles grew as well, serving as Manager of Sponsored Programs Administration, then Interim Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, and now her current position, Director of Sponsored Programs Financial Administration. In addition, she became a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) in 2008.