EDUCATION

• Formal Education – Registered Nurse (R.N.), Shock/Trauma/ Emergency Certified
• Licensed Real Estate Broker
• Certified Residential Broker (C.R.B.)
• Certified Residential Specialist (C.R.S.)
• Georgia Realtor Institute (G.R.I.)
• Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
• Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource Specialist (SFR)

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• 32 yrs. real estate sales and management experience in metro-Atlanta market
• Managing Broker Buckhead Brokers REALTORS (1994 – 2001)
• President, Cobb Association of REALTORS 1994
• Director, Georgia Association of REALTORS 1990-2004
• Federal District Coordinator, National Association of REALTORS 1995 – 2002
• Chairman of Legislative Committee, Cobb Association of REALTORS 1994
• Instructor for Orientation, Cobb Association of REALTORS 1988-1995
• Past Secretary and Vice-President, Cobb Association of REALTORS
• Director, Cobb Association of REALTORS 1996-2011
• AE Search Committee, Cobb Association 2009
• Congressional Action Committee Chairman, Georgia Association 1997, Member 1996-2002
• RPAC Trustee, Georgia Association of REALTORS 1997
• R.I.A.C. Committee Member, Georgia Association of REALTORS 1997-2014
• Professional Standards Committee Chairman, Cherokee Association 1997 and Georgia Association of REALTORS 2002
• G.A.R. Transfer Tax Task Force; Chairman, GA.Assoc. REALTORS. Campaign 1998
• Georgia Association of REALTORS, Grievance Committee 1999
• Georgia Association of REALTORS, Professional Standards Instructor 1999-2006
• National Association of REALTORS, Federal District (7th) Coordinator 1992-2002
• National Assoc. of REALTORS, Issues Mobilization Committee, Member 2002

AWARDS

• “Realtor of the Year – Management” Cobb Association of REALTORS 1997
• “Realtor of the Year – Sales” Cobb Association of REALTORS 1989 and 1992
• Million Dollar Club’s Diamond Phoenix Award (20 consecutive years), Cobb Association
• Life Member Million Dollar Club, Cobb Association of REALTORS
• Top 25 Team (Sales) in Coldwell Banker 2004, 2005,2006,2007,2008
• “Presidents Award” Georgia Association of REALTORS 1998
• “Dick McCrudden Award” – RPAC, Georgia Association of REALTORS 1998
• “Mary Aven Award” Outstanding Republican Woman of Cobb County 2001
• “Woman of the Year”, Cobb County Republican Women’s Club 2003
• “Woman of Achievement” honoree, YWCA Northwest Atlanta 2005
• “President’s Award”, Cobb Association of REALTORS 2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Past Volunteer: Cobb Family Resources, American Red Cross, PTA of East Cobb
• Middle School, Wheeler High School and Brandon Hall PTAs school boards
• President, Cobb County Republican Women’s Club (2003)
• Chairman, Cobb County Republican Women’s Club’s “Veterans Celebration”
• Member of V.F.W., Post # 2681, Marietta, GA
• Member American Legion, Post # 29, Marietta, GA
• Director, Georgia Vietnam Veterans Alliance, Chapter One (Vietnam Veteran, 3rd Field Hospital, Saigon 1968-1969)
• Volunteer, American Diabetes Association
• Appointed Member, Citizens Oversight Committee, Cobb County Transportation Improvement Program
• Appointed Member, Atlanta Regional Commission, Environmental Collaborative
• Executive Board, Cobb County C.A.S.A. (Advocates for Abused Children)
• Fannie Mae, Atlanta Partnership Advisory Board Member, 1997-2005
• Senator Paul Coverdell Good Government Committee Speaker, 1992-2000
• Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer, 1993-2006
• Chairman, Women of Distinction Awards (7th Congressional District), 2000
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, Citizens Academy, 2000 -2001 (appointed by Governor)
• Citizens for Cobb Steering Committee (appointed by Cobb Commission Chairman)
• Cobb Development Authority 2010- 2014: Secretary/Treasurer (appointed by Commissioner Ott)

PERSONAL

    Donna has two sons, Richard and John, and is the widow of COL (Ret.) Al Rowe
    Member, First United Methodist Church, Marietta