Donna Coletrane Battle is a native of Yanceyville, NC who provides soul care, leadership coaching and spiritual direction to leaders and activists across the nation.  In 2020, she began a partnership with Duke Divinity school as consulting faculty with a focus on Black Church Studies. Donna’s scholarship is at the intersection of race, gender, and spirituality and works as a catalyst for her passion in justice, healing, and psychospiritual evolution. She has previously served as the Chaplain at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC, the Executive Pastor of the Way Christian Center in Berkeley California, as well as, a Life Coach and Associate Dean of the Chapel at Shaw University. For the past 20 years, Donna has been engaging and facilitating groups in the areas of building healthy relationships, identity, cultivating ethics, values, racial and gender equity, conflict resolution and justice.  She has led trainings and retreats for groups across disciplines through the United States.

On July 15, 2001 Donna was licensed to preach by Blackwell Missionary Baptist Church, and she was ordained in May 2005 by the Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association. Donna holds a BA in Public Relations from NC A&T State University, a M.Div. from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy at Eastern University. She is married to Dedrick Nathaniel Battle and together they have three tremendously terrific children Caio, Coletrane, and Calum.  Meditating, spending time with her family, reading, movies, counseling, preaching and teaching are among Donna’s greatest joys in life.