Biography Christel Karin Donahue

Education: Business Administration – Bachelor Degree (Germany)

Came to the USA: 1974

U. S. Army: Enlisted May 1975; served until August 1978
101st Airborne Division

Baltimore retail shop: Christel’s Card & Gift Shop - 1980
Westport, CT 1980 – 1984

Restaurant Manager – Manero’s Steak House
Banquet Manager – The Inn at Longshore

Opened Christel’s of Westport – Events Management Company -1984
Co-founder of The New England Jazz Society, Westport, CT (non-profit)
Met Husband in Westport - 1985

Moved to Willimantic in 1990

Board Member of the Willimantic YMCA - 1990
Active with the December Artisans (became Swift Water Artisans)
WVNA – Original Member
Third Thursday (Current) – Planning Committee
ECSU – Continuing education toward BS, Finance degree

Further professional experience: Worked for Service America and, the Connecticut Dept. of Corrections (5 years): Food Service Director

Private Business Owner: McHenry’s Footlong Hot Dogs, Willimantic – 2 years
Currently, Operations Manager for MSS Consortium – Executive Search firm in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Rev 10/24/09 MAS

Copyright © 2009 Windham Democratic Town Committee