Donna Orender

Donna Orender is a sports executive and a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was formerly president of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She grew up on Long Island, New York, and was a five-sport athlete in high school, lettering in basketball, field hockey, volleyball, softball, and tennis. She is married to M. G. Orender and has four children: Zachary, Jacob, Morgan, and Colleen. 2Early and college years Orender is Jewish, and is a native New Yorker. She graduated from Queens College, City University of New York in 1978 with a degree in psychology, followed by graduate studies in social work at Adelphi University. While at Queens College she was an All-American basketball player. 2Career Under the name Donna Geils, Orender played three seasons in the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), where she was an All-Star, and one of only 20 women to play in all three seasons of the league. During that time, she played for the New York Stars (1978–79), New Jersey Gems (1979–80), and Chicago Hustle (1980–81). In 1985, she played for the U.S. Maccabiah Tea