Doncella Wilson, LMSW
As an Eastern Shore of Maryland native, Doncella completed her primary education in Queen Anne’s County and holds an associate’s degree in human services from Chesapeake College, and a B.A. and a master’s degree in social work from Salisbury University. Ms. Wilson is a board approved and licensed master social worker with more than twenty years’ experience in the human services profession. She is currently the co-founder of Minary’s Dream Alliance, Inc. (MDA) where she serves as the executive director. The mission of MDA is \”to transform the lives of youth, families, and communities through education, resource development, and community engagement.”
Ms. Wilson was elected in 2017 to serve as a council member on the town council in Denton, Maryland to serve a five-year term. She volunteers her time on various local and state boards. Ms. Wilson is the current board president for the Caroline County Council of the Arts and also a board member for Mid-Shore Behavioral Health and Shore Legal Access. Ms. Wilson was appointed by Governor Hogan to serve on the Uninsured Employers Fund Board in 2019 and in 2021 she was appointed to the Commission on Trauma-Informed Care. Ms. Wilson was a co-chair for Comptroller Brooke Lierman’s Public Engagement transition team and is a current member of the Comptroller’s Financial Literacy Workgroup.
Doncella seeks to live her life as the Maya Angelou quote states, \”When you learn teach, when you get give.\”