Donna M. Beegle, Ed.D. is an authentic voice who speaks, writes and trains across the nation to break the iron cage of poverty.

Donna is the author of "See Poverty, Be The Difference," and "An Action Approach to Educating Students Who Live in the Crisis of Poverty."

Donna brings unique insights from having grown up in generational poverty in America and of studying poverty for more than 20 years.

Donna's inspiring story and work have been featured in newspapers around the nation, on local TV and on National programs such as PBS.

Her family and her work on breaking poverty barriers will be being featured in an upcoming PBS documentary titled: Invisible Nation.

Donna was also a guest speaker this year on CNN's "The Other America" segment.

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