Donna Bell-Dent

Donna Bell-Dent is an Adjunct Professor at American River College in Sacramento, CA, with a focus on education and child development. She holds advanced degrees in Social Work (M.S.W.) and Education (M.Ed., B.S.) from California State Universities.

• M.S.W., California State University (CSU)-Sacramento
• M.Ed., CSU East Bay
• B.S., CSU East Bay

Her professional experience includes roles as program manager for youth & family programs at Lutheran Social Services, owner/director of Bell's Child Development Center and Bell's Learning Academy, team leader for the Birth & Beyond Program, and forensic mental health specialist at Harper Medical Group. Her research interests are inferred from her work to include early childhood education, mental health, child development, social work, and educational leadership.