Maura W. Donahue is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the United States Chamber of Commerce, as well as Chair of the Small Business Council and a member of the Accreditation Board.

Maura is President of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company and also Vice President of Business Development of DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc. DonahueFavret proudly ranks as a leader in the Gulf South construction industry. With a broad variety of state and national clients and a history of over 25 years, DFC has performed a wide spectrum of building projects, including commercial, hospitality, health care, retail, educational and institutional construction. Among their many achievements, DonahueFavret is proud to be the nation's most recent winner of six prestigious awards for Construction Excellence awarded by the National Association Builders and Contractors.

Ms. Donahue currently serves on the Board of Greater New Orleans, Inc.; St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation and the Board of Resource Bank. Ms. Donahue has served on the Board of Directors of the State of Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry, Louisiana's Republican State Central Committee and the St. Tammany Parish Chamber of Commerce where she was Chairman of the Board. She also chaired a "Woman Build Home" last year for the Habitat for Humanity.

Ms. Donahue is a member of Business and Professional Women, The Louisiana Federation of Republican Women and the National Federation of Republican Women. She is also a graduate of Leadership St. Tammany West and was awarded their Leadership Alumni of the Year as well as Woman of the Year by the New Orleans Publishing Group. Ms. Donahue received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Maura and her husband Jack live in Covington, Louisiana. Their blended family includes 6 children and 13 grandchildren.