Dawnmarie is a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts, social work program. She has been with ZP Better Together, LLC (ZVRS and Purple Communications) since 2008 and is currently working as the Marketing Operations Manager. Prior to joining ZP, she worked in various positions in the nonprofit sector from 1998 to 2008.

She served on various boards of numerous organizations over the years including the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) as the current Affiliate Board Member and board liaison for NAD's Taskforce on Aging, the Florida Association of the Deaf (FAD), NTID Alumni Association (NTIDAA), St. Petersburg College's SLIP, Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (FRID), and Family Center on Deafness.

While a student at RIT/NTID, Dawnmarie was Vice President of the Epsilon Psi Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma National Sorority, Vice President of NTID Student Congress, and various clubs on campus. During her leisure time, Dawnmarie loves doing arts and crafts, watching movies, traveling and spending time with her sister, Elizabeth, her close friends, and two dogs, Abby and Bella.