Florida charter school leader targets expansion

Launching — and then managing — a charter school is a singular business challenge. Financial executive-turned-school choice leader Erika Donalds might be the perfect student for the task.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. October 22, 2020
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Stefania Pifferi. Erika Donalds, president and CEO of The Optima Foundation, based in Naples, is a leading advocate for charter schools in Florida.
Stefania Pifferi. Erika Donalds, president and CEO of The Optima Foundation, based in Naples, is a leading advocate for charter schools in Florida.
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There are accidental entrepreneurs, and then there’s Erika Donalds: She’s an accidental charter school champion — an advocate for Florida parents and business leaders who seek an alternative to traditional public schools.

 

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