Donna Surface

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About Donna Surface

Donna has been in show business and public speaking most of her life. In her presentations, Donna shares her heart-rending story with her father. A WWII hero, her dad died of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2004. Donna then formed her non-profit, the Spiritwood Foundation, with the mission statement, Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease Through The Arts. Her foundation has been her passion and focus for over 20 years. Through the Spiritwood Foundation, Donna has supported programs for seniors and veterans. She and her husband, Pat, also toured and performed live in senior living communities and veterans homes. Then COVID hit. That was the impetus for the development of the Spiritwood Senior Living Network, a unique streaming service created specifically for seniors. Donna worked 30 years in the fitness field as an American College Of Sports Medicine Health/Fitness Instructor & Director, and a television and radio fitness personality. A published author, Donna’s book, Burn Fat For Fuel, is a critically-acclaimed best-seller that she spent six years researching and writing. Upon its release Donna was dubbed ‘The Anti-Diet Guru’ by the national press as she traveled the country speaking and signing books. Donna has lectured on exercise, nutrition, and aging at numerous conferences for Reebok, Met-Rx, and other organizations. She has been a motivational speaker at Fitness Expos with Dr. Ruth and Deepak Chopra. Another list of accomplishments include: Nationally Ranked Bodybuilding Champion, developer of the Live It Or Diet Lifestyle System (exercise & nutrition programs for health clubs and corporations), creating responsible fitness professionals with comprehensive training programs, and designing personalized programs for celebrities such as Nick Nolte. She also elected to work with special needs, cardiovascular disease, orthopedic injuries, traumatic brain injury, and the elderly. An ACSM certified exercise specialist, Donna leads the seated dance and exercise programs on the Spiritwood Senior Living Network. Powered by experience and training, Donna spent over 4 years developing the unique SKN Roku App - a valuable tool that opens a world of entertainment and activity options created specifically for seniors - all in one place. SLN contains wealth of resources for activity directors to plan and deliver engaging programs for their residents. With hundreds of hours of creatively diverse programming, senior living community residents can look forward to something new - every day.