Who Am I?
By trade, Donavan is a licensed Social Worker (Colorado and Minnesota) and Mitigation Specialist that had the pleasure of working with the Minnesota Public Defender Office, Colorado Public Defender and Maricopa County Public Defender for the past 18 years. He also is Adjunct Faculty at Colorado Mesa University teaching forensic social work. He also is a trainer within various Public Defender circles and also a trained Cultural Competency Facilitator.
Donavan is a native of Indianapolis, IN. In his freetime, he is an AAU Girls Basketball coach, loves sports, addicted to good music, attends church, frequents the Colorado Rockies and binge-watches his favorite TV Show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Network.
His past work experience includes work as a youth counselor, police officer, and residential treatment supervisor. He holds a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership, Doctorate in Education, and is currently a Masters in Social Work candidate.
COMMUNITY
Donavan from his youth has been involved in the community. Whether having fun coaching AAU girls basketball, being on the pycho-social staff at Children’s Hospital of Colorado Burn Camps, or Co-hosting Barbershop Talk South Minnesota, service has always been and extension of who he is as a person.
Advocate
Donavan has a passion to assist and serve at-risk communities. In a spirit of giving back, he has been a community advocate in many capacities and served on various boards and communities.