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Donna McKereghan is a civic leader, ethicist, policy analyst, educator, and member of the Washington State
Legislative Ethics Board. She is a motivational speaker who delights, inspires and informs audiences across the U.S.
on medical, educational and legal and civil rights. Ms. McKereghan holds a Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University, a Master’s Degree from Gonzaga University – both in philosophy with an emphasis in ethics - and has completed her Ph.D. coursework in Leadership, also at Gonzaga University. She taught philosophy at Eastern Washington University and, before that, at Spokane Community College. In both contexts, word of mouth resulted in students signing up on wait lists to take courses from her and some of them continue to tell of the positive impact she has had on their lives.
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She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the City of Spokane’s Outstanding Citizen Award, the Mary Shields Wilson Medallion for scholarship
and service to the community, the President’s Commendation from Eastern Washington University, an Outstanding Service
Award from the North East Community Center Board of Directors, and she has been recognized by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,
Elie Wiesel. She is the primary author of the City of Spokane’s first Ethics ordinance, passed in January of 2006. She is the past Chair of the Logan Neighborhood Organization and past President of the Logan Neighborhood Association. She was a stakeholder member of the committee that drew up the Logan Neighborhood Centers and Corridor Design Regulations, most of which have now been accepted by City Council. She was also the Northeast neighborhood lead in the formation of the University District Strategic Plan. In addition to her civic work, she is a passionate volunteer and supports several organizations with her time and talent. She is widely recognized for both her public and private reputation for personal integrity. “The quality of our lives depends far less on what we do not have or what is done to us, than on how we choose to think about and respond to our situation.”
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Donna L. McKereghan