Donna Orender

Donna Geils Orender
Donna Orender (center) in 2007
2nd President of the WNBA
In office
February 15, 2005 – December 3, 2010
Preceded byVal Ackerman
Succeeded byLaurel J. Richie
Personal details
Born (1957-02-14) February 14, 1957 (age 67)
Long Island, New York
NationalityAmerican
SpouseM.G. Orender
Children4
Alma materQueens College, City University of New York
Adelphi University
Known forcollegiate and professional basketball player; senior vice president of the PGA; president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Donna Geils Orender (born February 14, 1957)[1] is a sports executive and a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was formerly president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and senior vice president of the PGA. Currently, Orender is the founder and CEO of Orender Unlimited, a Jacksonville, Florida–based advisory and consultancy firm. She travels the world as a motivational speaker and advocating for the empowerment of women and young girls through her non-profit organization Generation W.

  1. ^ "Donna Orender DOB: February 14, 1957 - Jacksonville Beach 32250 - Florida Resident Database". Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.