Donielle works at NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, as part of the Youth and Young Adult Initiatives team. Donielle manages Trauma Awareness Initiatives, where she is currently creating a virtual training on trauma awareness for youth serving professionals.
Donielle has been focused on expanding trauma awareness to organizations and individuals for the past 6 years. Past roles have included counselor for children and adults, and program evaluation researcher addressing topics such as youth development and school-based mental health.
Donielle is a San Francisco Bay Area native currently living in Sacramento, California.