Ms. O'Donnell has a Bachelor's Degree in music education from Augustana College and a Masters Degree in music education from Northwestern University. Along with being the orchestra teacher at Lakewood School, Ms. O'Donnell also teaches private lessons on the weekends and leads a string music camp in Elmhurst during the summers. She has performed her cello in various community orchestras such as the Elmhurst Symphony, Wheaton Symphony, and Northwestern Summer Symphony.