Donna "Sugar" Rautbord (born December 1, 1947) ^[9]is an American author, consultant, civic organizer, and philanthropist based in Chicago.

Donna is credited with 3 best selling novels namely Girls In High Places 1987, Sweet Revenge 1991 and The Chameleon 1999.

She is author of a high repute.

Rautbord graduated from the Faulkner School for Girls.

She attended Sarah Lawrence College and earned a degree in Art history and Journalism.

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For 26 years, Rautbord was a nationally recognized fundraiser for the Republican National Committee.

She runs her own public relations firm and has done work for The Trump Organization, Target, Vanity Fair, and more.

She is a a partner at the Merchant Bank and Consulting Firm Allen & Associates and President of the High-End Art Collection Firm, Gentry Partners.

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Rautbord has known Donald Trump since the 1980's and has close relationship with him and his family.

^[5]Their children attended the same boarding school, The Hill School, together and Rautbord handled public relations and marketing for construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago.

^[3]She was one of the few people in Chicago to publicly support Trump in his 2016 Presidential Campaign.

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Rautbord is nationally recognized for her fund-raising and civic work and describes herself as a natural connector of people.

^[5]She sits on the boards and committees of several organizations The Alzheimer's Association, Joffrey Ballet, Blair House, The Chicago Council of Global Affairs, Founding Member of PAWs, The Art Institute of Chicago Photography Committee, The U.S State Department of Fine Arts Committee (a state department appointment), and The Illinois Humanities Council.

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Rautbord is the best-selling author of three books, Girls in High Places, Sweet Revenge, and The Chameleon.

^[7]She is a contributing editor for *Chicago Magazine *, Town & Country, and *HuffPost *, as well as featured in Time, People, the *Wall Street Journal *, and *Vanity Fair *. ^{[4] [0]}In addition She has been featured on Oprah, Larry King Live, and other national TV shows as a keen political and lifestyle observer as well as the subject of Women.

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