DONA'S  CAREER OF OVER 30 YEARS IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY INCLUDES A VAST PROFILE OF WORK RANGING FROM HIGH-FASHION RUNWAY SHOWS, BRIDAL AND SPECIAL OCCASION BOOKINGS, TO FILM WORK.   DISPLAYING AN EARLY APTITUDE FOR DRAWING AND PAINTING, DONA DEVELOPED AN ARTIST'S EYE AND EXPERTISE IN COLOR AND COMPOSITION.  HER MORE FORMAL STUDIES INCLUDED COURSES AT  CHRISTINE VALMY SCHOOL OF ESTHETICS, NY, AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN FILM AND SPECIAL EFFECTS.                                                                                             

DONA TREATS MAKEUP AS AN ART FORM THAT HAS ENDLESS BOUNDARIES FOR CREATION. HER WORK IS A TRUE REFLECTION OF HER SUBJECTS PERSONALITY.  DONA  ALSO ENJOYS HER INDIVIDUAL BRIDAL BOOKINGS.   HER GOAL IS SIMPLY TO ACCENTUATE  AND ENHANCE AN INDIVIDUAL'S NATURAL BEAUTY, WHILE USING TECHNIQUES AND HIGH PERFORMING PRODUCTS TO ENSURE THE MAKEUP WILL  LAST.  WITH A BACKGROUND AS CONSULTING MAKEUP ARTIST FOR HIGH END BRANDS INCLUDING YVES ST LAURENT, NARS AND CHANEL COSMETICS, SHE SPENT 20 YEARS AT CHANEL, AS REGIONAL ARTIST IN THE CHANEL BOUTIQUE AND LUXURY RETAILERS THROUGHOUT THE  TRI-STATE AREA, TRAINING STAFF ARTISTS AND CONSULTING WITH CLIENTS ON COLOR  APPLICATION AND TECHNIQUES.                                                                             

DONA HAS  PREPARED MAJOR CELEBRITIES FOR  MEDIA INTERVIEWS  AT THE FILM IINDUSTRY'S SHOWEST EVENTS. ANOTHER HIGH POINT IN HER CAREER WAS  GROOMING APOLLO 13 HERO, ASTRONAUT JIM LOVELL , FOR HIS TV PROGRAM EXECUTIVE FORUM.   BRINGING HER TALENTS TO SOME OF THE MOST EXCLUSIVE DESIGN HOUSES IN THE FASHION WORLD, DONA'S WORK HAS GRACED THE RUNWAYS OF  VERA WANG, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, J.MENDEL, THAKOON,  CHADO RALPH RUCCI, ANN KLEIN, ELLEN TRACY, VAN CLEEF & ARPEL,  MARC BOUWER, ST. JOHN, THEORY, MISS SIXTY, BANANA REPUBLIC, RODARTE, ERIN FETHERSTON, TWINKLE BY WENLAN, NICOLE ROMANO, PHILLIP LIM, CYNTHIA STEFFE, CHRIS BENZ,  BCBG, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, WILLOW, AQUA CLARA,  NINE WEST AND KEVIN JOHN.   SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAGAZINE SHOOTS FOR DETAILS, AVENUE, SOAP DIGEST, AND NEXXT NEXXUS MAGAZINES, AND HAS WORKED ON FILM PROJECTS AND MUSIC VIDEOS.  DONA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT  DEVOTING HER SUPPORT  TO PHILANTHROPIC INVOLVEMENT, DONATING HER TIME AND EXPERTISE FOR CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING GILDA'S CLUB, LOOK GOOD FEEL GOOD,  OPERATION SMILE,  AND THE FIGHTING CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION.  CONSTANTLY STAYING ABREAST OF THE LATEST CUTTING-EDGE COLORS AND TECHNIQUES, DONA FINDS GREAT FULFILLMENT IN CREATING MAKEUP STYLING FOR EACH INDIVIDUA.  AS HEALTH AND WELLNESS ARE CENTRAL TO HER PHILOSPOHY, DONA  ALSO WORKS WITH CLEAN BEAUTY BRAND JANE IREDALE COSMETICS, OFFERING SKINCARE ENRICHED, HIGH PERFORMANCE  COSMETICS.