Donna Markham, OP, is an Adrian Dominican Sister and immediate past-president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) where she served from 2015-2023. During her ministry at CCUSA, she led the implementation of national strategic initiatives directed toward alleviating the suffering of vulnerable people in the US. Launching the Healthy Housing Initiative to provide permanent homes for chronically homeless people, she leveraged the Catholic Charities network’s collaboration with Catholic Healthcare and Dioceses across the US in aggressive housing development for homeless and low-income families. Sister Donna has traveled extensively to the US border and overseas to support efforts to care for migrants and refugees. Additionally, she has provided psychological consultation and trauma intervention in Kenya, South Africa, Iraq, Ukraine, Philippines, Canada, Ireland, England and Norway. She served as a member of the United States Catholic Bishops Conference (USCCB) Committees on Migration, Domestic Policy, and Racism for nine years. Sister Donna received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit and has been involved in executive leadership development, organizational transformation, and clinical practice throughout her professional career, including as Executive Director of the Southdown Institute in Ontario Canada. She served as president of the Behavioral Health Institute at Mercy Health System where she led the transformation of the delivery of behavioral health services across the seven geographic regions of the health system. She has been named a Fellow of the American Board of Professional Psychology and of the Academy of Clinical Psychology and served as Honorary President of the Canadian Psychological Association. She has served as Prioress of the Adrian Dominican Congregation and as President of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in the US. She is the recipient of 14 honorary doctorates and was named one of theTop 50 nonprofit leaders in the US by The NonProfit Times for eight consecutive years. Sister Donna was honored by the US Department of Health and Human Services as one of 15 women faith leaders who have exhibited extraordinary leadership on behalf of humanity. In August 2023, she received the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. In 2024 Donna was named a Distinguished Fellow by the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where she curently ministers.