Born May 4, 1955, Cleveland, Ohio
Oldest of five children born to Robert F. and Marilyn S. Donnelly

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, University of Virginia, May 1977
Master of Arts, English Literature, University of Delaware, May 1979

Spent 13 years in Southern California learning, working, writing, dreaming, traveling, reading, cooking, making friends

Happily married to Bart Donahoe, since October 25, 1986

Currently living a (mostly) balanced life full of laughter, simple pleasures, and quiet adventure.

Teach everyone to read
Give every artist a canvas, every musician an instrument, every writer pen and paper

Emmylou Harris
Nelson Mandela
Martin Cruz Smith
Barack Obama
Daniel Inouye
Madeline Albright

All of us are lying in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Oscar Wilde)

Istanbul, Turkey
Athens, Greece
The Big Island, Hawaii
San Francisco, California
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Sedona, Arizona
Juneau, Alaska

Music, books, history, politics
Health care, literacy, hunger, environment
Food, wine, great conversation