Donna Rhodes

Donna Rhodes is a retired teacher who taught in Meade and De Soto, Kansas, helping students find their voices for many years.

Creating Futures: The Life of Richard Aguilera Ruiz grew from a chance meeting with Richard that inspired her to tell his remarkable story. Over several years, she interviewed Richard, his family, the Cordi-Marian Sisters, and many of the people whose lives he changed, so that his legacy and the heroes who worked alongside him would never be forgotten.

Today, Donna volunteers with a hospice organization, plays piano, and writes skits and organizes programs for worship services at a senior living community. She loves to cook, and baking is her love language. Her favorite moments are spent with her grandchildren and her dog.