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Erika Donalds
Chair of the Center for Education Opportunity and Chair of the AFPI-Florida State Chapter
Education expert and entrepreneur Erika Donalds is the Chair of America First Policy Institute’s Center for Education Opportunity. Erika is known as a national expert on education policy and school choice and is a frequent media commentator and speaker. A seasoned business executive, she has offered her expertise to help further the expansion of high-quality school choice options and to improve accountability and governance in America’s schools.
Erika is a former elected member of the Collier County School Board, and previously sat on Florida’s 2017-2018 Constitution Revision Commission, Governor DeSantis’ Advisory Committee on Education and Workforce Development, and the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees. Erika spent 20 years in the financial services industry. She was Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Partner at a multi-billion-dollar investment management firm, responsible for finance, compliance, and operations.
Erika and her husband Byron have lived in Naples since 2002 and have three sons – Damon, Darin, & Mason.
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