Donna is a nationally known school nutrition expert and consultant. She works as a trainer for the Institute of Child Nutrition and with a number of school nutrition organizations to elevate the importance of school nutrition in youth well-being.

Martin is the retired director of the Burke County (GA) school nutrition program. Martin served as the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetic’s President in 2017-2018, the first school nutrition director to serve in that role. Martin is a graduate of the University of Georgia and earned a master’s degree from the University of Alabama – Birmingham and an education specialist degree from Augusta University.

In 2016, Donna’s work in the Burke County Public Schools nutrition program gained national attention when Michelle Obama and Al Roker visited Burke County to help plant a school garden. Donna was then invited to speak at the White House for Michelle Obama’s capstone event. Donna was also awarded the 2016 Golden Radish Award for the state of Georgia because of her efforts in the Farm to School Movement. Donna has been involved in numerous public policy initiatives including testifying before Congress about the new School Nutrition Standards and to the House of Representatives Staff on the Farm to School Bill, and she spoke at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on the importance of School Meals.