Donna Bixby is the Founder and President of Bixby Educational Events, Inc., commonly referred to as B.E.E. BEE is an educational nonprofit serving the community with innovative educational opportunities that help inspire young students and provide them a creative outlet not available within most school environments.
During her career, Donna has assumed executive level positions. She uses skills learned from working in a variety of corporations to build this grass roots organization into a thriving community.
Donna’s passion for entrepreneurship, education, and active mentorship has led her to developing extensive relationships directly with the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and their artists, other nonprofits and the educational community. Donna has been able to identify key areas of educational curriculum deficiencies and has focused on bringing together activities that empower students.
She is a trailblazer with a passion to build networks of people and provide opportunities for students that lead to the development of skills necessary for becoming a 21st century leader. She highly values helping children and loves the process involved in nurturing and developing them into becoming future leaders. She provides opportunities to develop the skills to build critical thinking, creative and problem solving skills for business.
Donna considers it a privilege serving children and parents of the community. Her challenge of the status quo and entrepreneurial spirit propels her to find creative solutions to inspire and ignite that passion in the children she serves. She is excited to be a part of the TedX team and to be involved with a mission that also promotes inspiring others.