Dr. Donna Bradley
Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives & DEI
Donna Bradley, Ph.D., EdD, JD
Dr. Donna Bradley was a 25-year resident of Saint Louis, Missouri before relocating to Central Illinois. Before relocating to Central Illinois, she taught human resource management and criminal justice courses to graduate and undergraduate students and worked in inner city ministry. Dr. Bradley received a BA from Brown University in Political Science, an MS from Columbia College in Criminal Justice, a Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University School of Law, a Ph.D. in Public Safety and Criminal Justice from Capella University, and an EdD in Instructional Leadership with a focus on Higher Education from Lindenwood University.
She is an attorney with 15+ years of experience, having practiced with a private firm, the Department of Defense, and the National Labor Relations Board. She also has over 15 years of teaching and training experience in various venues, including Webster University, Lindenwood University, Columbia College, St. Charles Community College, Maryville University, Lincoln College, and Eureka College.
Dr. Bradley is an attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Until the permanent closure of Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL in May 2022, she served as the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Bradley currently serves as the Special Assistant to the President for Strategic and DEI Initiatives at Eureka College, Eureka, IL.
Her most significant role is mother and Nana to her sons, Dominic (38) and Myron (48) and grandchildren, Kyle (23), Alana (18), Aliyah (17), Kayden (15), Dylan (10), and Lincoln (5). She is also the mother to a two-year-old Black German Shepherd, Chikondi Alika Bradley. She serves the community through her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, and The Links, Incorporated.