As the owner of the New York School of Music, Donna had put every ounce of herself into maintaining a positive, reputable environment for music education and appreciation. Growing up, she played violin (seems unfair, but the girls just couldn’t seem to get placed on the drums!), and ultimately traded in her violin for a guitar. For a number of years, she played rhythm guitar in a local band called Hot Line, but still felt the urge to tackle the drums. She picked up her first pair of sticks as an adult many years later and started studying at C.O.C. School of Percussive Arts under the direction of David S. Napoli. Donna began teaching at C.O.C. in 2002 and Co-founded DrumScape. In 2007, C.O.C. Music was renamed the New York School of Music, and after a trip to Austin, Texas to see the home of the original Rock Camp USA, Donna decided to bring the Rock Camp USA franchise to New York. Under her direction, NY School of Music in Walden is now the New York State division of Rock Camp USA.

Aside from running the New York School of Music and Rock Camp New York, Donna is also a member of Percussive Arts Society (PASIC), the Vic Firth Educational Team, NAMM and is also a recipient of the Vic Firth Educational Endorsement. She believes that learning never stops and thrives on learning new things for herself. She has been known to attend upwards of ten clinics each year. Other musicians that she has studied under include Dom Famularo and Jim Chapin.

She is currently playing the drums in two bands--an original band called Inner Monologue (I.M.) and Born 2X, a Christian rock band.