Three decades of publications, recognitions, and professional service across New York State higher education — assembled here as the documentary record behind the practice.
Long-form work that has shaped — and been shaped by — three decades inside community colleges, four-year institutions, and the practice of student support.
A study of leadership breakdown — how distance from the people being led, and from the work itself, produces the failures that dominate the headlines and the boardrooms. Drawn from decades of case observation across higher education and the nonprofit sector.
The doctoral study of the VP-IA role across U.S. community colleges — fundraising responsibilities, professional relationships, and what actually keeps a senior advancement officer committed to the institution they serve.
Quoted in the front matter of Santrock’s Educational Psychology on “Teacher Centers and Mentoring Programs” (p. LXIX) and “Teachers, Parents, Students: A Team” (p. LXX) — short, working definitions of what the partnership between classroom and family actually requires.
The rooms Donna keeps a seat in — the working groups, civic partnerships, and profession-wide bodies that keep the practice connected to the institutions and regions it serves.
Molloy University’s academy for regional stewardship — a leadership cohort convening Long Island executives, public officials, and nonprofit leaders to work on the region’s long-term civic and economic challenges.
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Recognitions issued by elected officials and public bodies for work alongside community organizations across New York State.
Issued by Suffolk County Legislator Sarah S. Anker in recognition of work promoting domestic violence awareness across the county.
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