Donna LaScala is a 30-plus-year financial services professional and industry leader.
She is an active member of many professional organizations and is always willing to learn from and share her knowledge with those around her. Donna is a graduate of Queens College, a registered financial consultant, and a certified divorce financial analyst who is revered among her peers.
Donna is on the board of directors as president of the Long Island Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, whose primary goal is to help its members be the best planners they can be.
To achieve those goals, LaScala leads the organization in its efforts to deliver programs that foster learning and growth, help members make lifelong connections, and build the confidence needed to serve clients. She is chair of its Women in Finance Committee and co-chair of its Symposium Committee.
During Donna’s tenure on the board and as current president, the Women in Finance Committee and the ProBono and Advocacy committees experienced a renewed resurgence.
Women in Finance meeting attendees have heard speakers discuss retirement challenges unique to women, long-term care needs, and the gender wage gap.
That discussion led to Donna being featured on the cover of the July 24, 2023, issue of Long Island Newsday, where she was quoted in a feature article discussing the gap on Long Island and how it affects women in their earning years and their retirement years.
Under Donna’s leadership, FPALI has begun a mentoring program for advisors coming into the industry and outreach to local colleges and universities, focusing on individuals interested in following financial services as a career path.
The ProBono Committee participates in financial literacy days at various venues across Long Island. A multi-week complementary series via Zoom covered various financial topics. The Advocacy Committee participates in trips to Albany, speaking with officials regarding industry concerns.
Donna provides a personalized approach to meeting each client’s needs and individual goals. As president of Comprehensive Divorce Solutions LLC, Donna acts as a certified divorce financial analyst, helping families make informed choices about how best to proceed throughout the divorce process and beyond.
With this certification, she is also an active member of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, co-chair of the Long Island Peer Group, and a long-standing member of the Conference Planning Committee.
Donna is also collaboratively trained and a founding member of the Long Island Collaborative Divorce Professionals. She also sits on the board of the Association of Divorce Financial Planners.
Donna is passionate about giving back to the community. As a member of the Moxxie Network, a women’s business community, Donna participated in the Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, a non-profit organization created to foster young women’s career advancement and leadership development.
LaScala has mentored a number of young college students as they journey to becoming future business leaders.
As an advisor affiliated with American Portfolios Financial Services, now part of the Osaic family, Donna is now in her fifth year participating in the Osaic Pathways financial literacy program.
This St. Louis-based organization works with young creative artists, mentoring them in financial literacy and entrepreneurship and fostering investment in their business endeavors.
In recognition of her successes, Donna has most recently been featured in LIBN’s 2024 Who’s Who in Banking & Finance.
