Donna was a tax consultant for Arthur Andersen & Co. in Hartford where she worked in the areas of personal and corporate income taxation as well as estate, gift and trust taxation. Donna received a BA degree in English from State University of New York at Buffalo and a J.D. from Western New England College School of Law. Additionally, in 1994 she received her LL.M. (Taxation) from Boston University School of Law. Donna is a member of the Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Donna has also obtained her CLU and ChFC designations.