Donneton Brown graduated from the University of Ottawa with a double major in Gender Studies and Political Science and has a diploma in the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Advocate/Counselor program from George Brown College. In 2023, she was one of 20 Black youth from across Canada chosen for the 1834 Fellowship. Her work experience includes the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, The Pearson Centre and the Senate of Canada. With Operation Black Vote Canada and the Senate, she was a principal organizer of the Vote16 Ottawa Summit in May of this year as part of her focus on women’s and human rights.