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 & 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.