MDonnell Tenner

Who is MDonnell Tenner?

Was born in Chicago Illinois and shortly thereafter at age 6 moved to Saint Paul Minnesota with his family. MDonnell began a motivational path after many interactions with at-risk kids and calling to make a difference in his community.
Donnell completed college, earning a BA in Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration. He continued his education to complete a MA in Education Administration with endorsements in K-12 Principal and District Superintendent.

MDonnell has been actively working with diverse students for more than 15 years. He has authored and 5 books in the areas of Greek leadership, academic success, athletics, motivation, inspiration, closing the achievement gap. Donnell is the former CEO, of Minnesota 1st African American Military. He is currently an educational consultant and is a Doctoral Candidate studying and researching in the area of Urban Educational Leadership.

MDonnell has delivered many keynotes and workshops over the years and has worked with a variety of organizations across the United States. College and high school students, educators and others describe Donnell as entertaining, enthusiastic, engaging, knowledgeable, authentic, passionate, motivational, and content-focused.

MDonnell States:

“Children are our future. There’s no getting around that. Some say that part of the reason that this country is going downhill so quickly is because we, as a society, care less and less about the children. There’s not enough money in schools, we’d rather send abused children back home than deal with sending the parents to our already over-crowded prison-system. Gangs, drugs and violence plague our major cities, and the minorities are sometimes hit the hardest “
In twenty-four chapters, Tenner takes us through the problems AND gives us solutions. There is no preaching here, no lecturing, just facts, percentages and huge amount of concern for the welfare of our nation’s future. Tenner points out early in the book that race and financial status has virtually nothing to do with intelligence. Some of the poorest public schools score the highest on their state tests, but no one ever hears about that, do they?