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Donna M. Butts 
Executive Director
dbutts@gu.org
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Read Intergenerational Programs Promote Active Aging, Donna's article in The Journal on Active Aging
Since 1997, Donna M. Butts has served as the Executive Director of Generations United. Donna has more than 30 years of experience working with non-profit organizations at the local, national, and international levels. Her career began in her home state of Oregon. Over the years she has held leadership positions for many youth development organizations including the YWCA, Covenant House, and National 4-H Council. Prior to joining GU, Donna was the executive director of the National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention.
In 2004, Donna was honored with the National Council on Aging's Jack Ossofsky Award for Leadership, Creativity and Innovation in Programs and Services for Old Persons. She was selected as a 2005 delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. In 1998 she was appointed to serve on the National Kinship Care Advisory Panel. She has served as an invited expert to two United Nations convenings, the most recent on intergenerational solidarity held in late 2007. Donna is a graduate of Marylhurst College and Stanford University’s Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders. She serves on several boards including the International Consortium of Intergenerational Programmes, which she currently chairs, and the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, and is a respected author and speaker. |
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