Donna has been teaching singing at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City since 1995 and maintains a private studio on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. 

Donna is also a graduate of the American Center for the Alexander Technique and has been an Alexander teacher since her certification in 2006.

Donna is a mezzo soprano and member of the vocal quartet, Amici Cantanti.

Donna S. Reid was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended The School of Music at Northwestern University.  She lived and worked as a singer in Europe for nine years specializing in contemporary opera, under her maiden name of Donna Sarley.  Among her credits are the premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Montag aus Licht at La Scala in Milan, and the premiere of Soltanto il Rogo by Franco Mannino in Sicily.  She has also sung at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt.  Her recordings include the premiere cast CD of Montag aus Licht and several songs by Franco Mannino with the composer at the piano.  She has appeared on television for the WDR in Germany and the RAI in Italy.