Change-Maker

Charter school leader overcomes resistance, obstacles

With a fearless entrepreneurial spirit, Erika Donalds tackles change in a what has become a polarizing part of the community: education.

File. Erika Donalds founded the Naples-based Optima Foundation in 2017.
File. Erika Donalds founded the Naples-based Optima Foundation in 2017.
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Erika Donalds never set out to be a change maker — and now a statewide rainmaker — in the area of charter schools.

 

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