Donna Pinnisi oversees the Einaudi Center's engagement with visiting scholars. She joins the Einaudi Center from Africana Studies & Research Center, where she has been their Graduate Field and Events Coordinator for the past five years. Donna has diverse experience in business administration from her work prior to joining Cornell, with previous positions including financial transaction processing for a large investment bank, operations manager of a law firm, and project management and event planning for the Chamber of Commerce. She is a SUNY Institute of Technology graduate, has resided in Ithaca for the past 20 years, and she enjoys volunteering to assist local not-for-profit organizations in the arts and community service.