Donald has grown into a leader in cultural programming, historical preservation, educational outreach, and community engagement, wielding decades of executive leadership and board service. Donald is currently the Managing Director of The Ensemble Theatre Houston (TET), assuming the role in November 2023. The Ensemble Theatre's mission is to preserve African American artistic expression and enlightening, entertaining and enriching a diverse community.At TET, Donald is creating a culture of collaboration, sustainability, growth and expanded ideas for the future as the organization nears its 50th Anniversary. Previous to TET, Donald was the first full-time Executive Director for the Classical Music Institute (CMI), based in San Antonio, TX. While at CMI, Donald guided through a global health crisis, forged relationships with Guadalajara, Mexico and Darmstadt, Germany, and helped shape the CMI Junior Orchestra for Youth.Previous to CMI, Donald served as Executive Director of the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center in Lexington, KY, directing the vision and restoring the legacy of live performances, including George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Galactic, Talib Kweli, Nappy Roots, Nik West, TeeDee Young, and Christian McBride.Donald is a voice for inclusion, diversity, equity and access, presenting Breaking Barriers: Diversity in Arts Leadership and Programming at the 42nd and 43rd Annual League of Historic American Theatres Conference in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.Current service: West U Rotary Club (Houston)Carver Development Board(Chair - Cavalcade Gala 2022 & 2023)Lexington Philharmonic (Board Member, IDEA Committee)Special Olympics Houston Young Professionals BoardPrevious and lifetime service:Environmental Commission (Lexington)Rotary Club of San AntonioLeadership Lexington Alumni Association (Lifetime Member)NAACP (Lifetime Member)New Leaders Council - San Antonio (Board Member, Chair - Mentorship)Picnic With The Pops Commission (Lexington)Special Olympics SATX Young Professionals Board(Board Member, Treasurer)Leadership Training:HOLT CAT Values Based LeadershipKentucky Rural-Urban Exchange FellowLeadership Lexington AlumniNew Leaders Council FellowCo-founded Origins of Jazz concert series. Hosted Generations of Jazz on WRFL. Hosted the award winning Red Barn Radio Live. Interviewed artists and groups, including Sharon Jones, Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, OK Go, Galactic Robert Randolph. Donald is a dogfather to a beautiful Belgian Malinois (Jules), and loves international travel.