Donna Woodall

About

Colleagues and clients know me as a high-impact business development and marketing director who consistently provides innovative results. I'm recognized as a CSR, digital literacy and STEM thought leader with a solid track record of success in analysis, design, and implementation of innovative, scalable programs, especially those that resolve STEM/digital literacy issues and connect people from a broad range of corporate, government, non-profit, and educational partners. Built dozens of strategic partnerships with complex tactical plans to enable sustainable growth. I’m an accomplished cross-functional leader who engages key senior level internal/external stakeholders while aligning business priorities to build and lead high-performing teams in complex, matrix environments. Everyone I’ve ever worked with or for says I consistently exceed expectations and targeted goals, while identifying key business and customer needs. My work has included leading initiatives at Microsoft (Director – Community Engagement/Marketing, 2023-2025; Director, US Citizenship & Market Development, 2006-2020; Consulting roles 2002-2006) and contributing to White House outreach (Marketing and Communications Consultant, 2001-2002). I’ve focused on driving public/private partnerships, promoting digital skilling and STEM education, and launching scalable programs such as YouthSpark, DigiGirlz, and Military YouthSpark. Core strengths include budget and program management, executive engagement, marketing communications, stakeholder relations, and cross-functional leadership.

Experience

• Director – Community Engagement/Marketing · Microsoft Corporation08-01-2023 – 12-31-2025

  Elevate Americas – Community Engagement/Marketing. Built partnerships with nonprofit organizations; developed community engagement initiatives; led programs to drive digital literacy and STEM education; managed budgets and cross-functional teams.

• Director, US Citizenship & Market Development · Microsoft Corporation02-01-2006 – 10-01-2020

  Led citizenship and market development strategies; built public-private partnerships; launched and managed programs such as YouthSpark, DigiGirlz, and Military YouthSpark; supported enterprise accounts and growth initiatives.

• Management Consultant · Microsoft Corporation – Microsoft Consulting Services11-01-2002 – 01-31-2006

  Drove client engagements in strategy, digital transformation, and program enablement; collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver results for enterprise clients.

• Marketing and Communications Consultant · The White House12-01-2001 – 05-01-2002

  Coordinated marketing and communications initiatives; supported outreach and engagement activities for White House initiatives.

Education

• Georgetown University McDonough School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA, International/Global Studies
• Brown UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science
• The Wharton SchoolStrategic Alliances Executive Education Program

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