(Aza Zhenga) Donna Maria Smith • Director of Marketing and Web Content Manager – is a native of the South Carolina Lowcountry; a descendent of traditional Sweet Grass Basket Makers; an accomplished poet who weaves words the way her grandparents weaved their famous baskets; a graduate of Clemson University’s College of Engineering and Science; a project manager with the USHUD; author of ‘Self Acceptance – Poems by donnamariasmith featuring ‘He Go Trippin’; recipient of the prestigious 2009 ACHIEVERS Award, presented by Africa’s International Media Summit; and has studied in various cities in Egypt, toured the northern countryside of Ethiopia, and visited Caribbean countries. She is the proud mother of Amari.
