Donna Montaldo

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Education

Massey Junior College (Fashion Institute of America)

Expertise

Retail

Small business

Couponing

Introduction

Former store manager for Liz Claiborne (1997-2007) and The Limited (1977-1987)
Former regional manager for Petrie Stores (1987-1997)
Wrote for Consumer Reports Money Adviser, Reader’s Digest Books, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune

Experience

Donna Montaldo wrote for About.com (now Dotdash) for almost 17 years, covering couponing, discount shopping, and other ways to save money in more than 240 articles.

Donna worked in the retail industry for nearly three decades, serving as a store manager for The Limited and Liz Claiborne and a regional manager for Petrie Stores. She combined her retail experience with her passion for writing to become a journalist. Her work has been published in Consumer Reports Money Adviser, Reader’s Digest Books, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.