
As a graduate at Lincoln High School, she studied at Indiana State University of Pittsburgh and completed 4 years at Duquesne University to earn her bachelor’s in nursing.
Before working at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, she worked at HealthAmerica, at the Ellwood City Hospital, and for Dr. DiBiagio.

In her free time you might find her cooking up lobster -- her favorite food, reading a book, or watching Seinfeld. Whenever she is in her car, she is rocking out to her favorite country music -- particularly Sam Hunt.
In response to the question "Nobody would believe me if I told them that I..." Ms. O’Donnell replied, "Nobody would believe me if I told them that I am deathly afraid of heights." What she doesn’t realize is that we put her high up on a pedestal in our hearts.