Donna joined the staff of Coastal Pediatrics as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in 1991. She graduated from Fresno School of Nursing and received a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degree in Nursing from UCLA. Donna was a member of the first group of nurses to graduate from the Nurse Practitioner program at UCLA in 1973.

Donna specializes in growth and development of children from birth through adulthood. She was employed as a school nurse by the Ojai School District and Ventura Unified School District. She taught in the nursing programs at UCLA, California State University Long Beach and Ventura College.

Donna is recognized as a 30 year “pioneer” Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.