Donni Steele was born in Oakland County, Michigan, and lives in Orion Township, Michigan. Steele graduated from Lake Orion High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Western Michigan University in 1987. Steele's career experience includes owning Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty and working as a realtor, property manager, and associate broker. She has served as a trustee and the treasurer of Orion Township, the chairwoman and secretary of the Township Safety Path Committee, the treasurer of the Polly Ann Trail Management Council, the chairwoman of the Paint Creek Trail Commission, the deputy treasurer of the Orion Community Cable Communications Commission, the treasurer of the CIA Corridor Improvement Authority, the chairwoman of the Oakland County chapter of the Michigan Township Association, and the fundraising coordinator for the Lake Orion Band Boosters.
