Part of the Bushman team of reporters since 1993, Donna began her reporting career in 1989 after completing the Franklin College of Court Reporting in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was born and raised. Certified in both Arkansas and Louisiana, she worked as a freelance reporter in New Orleans for three and a half years prior to moving to Arkansas. Since her arrival in 1993, in addition to deposition work, she regularly performs duties as the court reporter for the Arkansas State Medical Board. She is a member of the National Court Reporters Association and the Arkansas Court Reporters Association.