Whitney McDonnell is the Marketing Programs Coordinator for The McDonnell Group. Since joining The McDonnell Group in 2007, she has been supporting TMG and its clients with public relations and marketing communications services.

Whitney has served as the Development Director for The King Urban Life Center, a community center in Buffalo, NY that offers educational and social programs for inner city children and families. Whitney coordinated the center’s fundraising and public relations, including researching and writing grants, planning and executing publicity campaigns, preparing and distributing press releases and quarterly newsletters, and cultivating relationships with funders and associated organizations.

Whitney was also a tenured teacher in the Buffalo Public School District. With a focus in English Language Arts and Social Studies, she worked with students primarily in the areas of literacy and communication skills. Her experience as a teacher included three years at the Frederick Law Olmsted School for Gifted and Talented Students.

Whitney earned an M.S. from Buffalo State College in Education and a B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo in International Studies.

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