B.S., Molecular Biology
University of California, Santa Cruz
About Rennea
I like work with a lot of moving parts.
Hi, I'm Rennea Rojo-Martinez Donovan—a queer, Indigenous program manager, educator, advocate, and editor. I've spent eight years managing programs across sectors and the last four editing on and off, which is apparently what happens when you care deeply about both how work is built and how it is explained.
A little more about me
The work has never stayed neatly in one lane.
I'm drawn to complicated questions, practical solutions, and the people most likely to notice when a system is not working as intended.
My background spans program and project management, education, advocacy, evaluation, editorial work, and DEI spaces. Across those settings, I've helped people build programs, understand what the evidence is saying, communicate clearly, and make work more useful to the people it is meant to serve.
I'm also openly chronically ill and neurodivergent, and I'm a service dog handler. Those experiences shape the questions I ask about access, participation, assumptions, and real-world constraints. They are not abstract considerations; they are part of how I move through the world and how I approach the work.
There was also a very real side quest making service dog gear—an excellent education in designing for specific bodies, needs, and everyday use. I grew up in California and am now based in Vermont, where I continue to appreciate both good systems and a good layer.
8 yearsProgram and project management across sectors
4 yearsEditorial work, on and off
California raisedVermont based
Education
A scientific foundation, with deeper study in impact and evaluation.
Graduate coursework in Diversity, Equity & Strategic Impact
University of Oklahoma
Graduate Certificate in Research & Evaluation Methods
University of Colorado Denver · Focus on culturally responsive methods
How I approach the work
Thoughtful enough for the nuance. Practical enough to use.
- 01Understand the intent
Clarify the purpose, audience, context, and constraints.
- 02Look closely
Study the evidence, structure, experience, and gaps.
- 03Make meaning
Identify patterns and explain why they matter.
- 04Offer a path forward
Deliver clear, prioritized, usable recommendations.
Accessibility & inclusive practice
Not a slogan. A set of decisions.
Inclusive practice means examining who can participate, whose experience a measure captures, what information a format makes difficult to access, and which assumptions are shaping the work.
That lens appears differently by project: accessible survey design, disability and neurodivergent participation, understandable reports and visualizations, careful representation, or feedback on framing that may leave important experiences out.
Let's work together