Accomplishments

Donna's accomplishments include the following.

Councils and Organizations

• Member of the Knoxville Youth Transition Council.

• Member of East Region Employment Consortium.

• Member of the University of Tennessee Boling Center's Consumer Advisory Board.

• Member of East Region Developmental Disability Council.

• Member of Joni and Friends Disability Round Table.

• Member of Knox County Schools Parent Advisory Council.

• Member of The Knoxville Youth Open.

  • The Council worked with Foster Children providing workshops and activities.

• Volunteer for Special Olymics

• Contributor for the book, Team Up For Your Child, written by Wendy Lowe Besmann.

• Currently writing the book, Raising Rachael.

Projects

• Project Income

• AmeriCorps

• Planned, organized, and facilitated the 2006 and 2007 STEP Transition Institutes.

• Participated in 9 East  Tennessee High School Transition Fairs.

• Planned, organized, and presented 20+ East Tennessee Transition Workshops.

• Speaker at National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Meeting.

• Speaker at the 2007 Parent Leadership Conference, Sponsored by Tennessee Voices for Children.

• Assisted the director for Catholic Disability Services in 2006 and 2007.

• Participated in the 2007 Project Homeless Connect.