Donna earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus in Finance from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1985. She joined Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. in 1992 where she became the Operations and Branch Administrative Officer. She moved with Rick, Steve, Dixie, and Stacy to Smith Thornton Advisors in 2011, and is Series 7, 8, 63, and 65 registered. She became Branch Manager in 2019 and Compliance Officer of the RIA in 2021.