Donna Leaman

Proudly Serving: Sobeys #855, Mount Pearl, NL

Position: Interim Front End Manager

Core Value: Proudly Serving Our Communities

As a self-described “people person,” Sobeys manager Donna Leaman couldn’t have found a better career. “My favourite part of the job is interacting with customers and employees. I guess that’s why I’ve been here for 30 years,” she said. “I thrive on that.” Always proud to serve her community, Donna has been nominated for a Value Champion award three times and she says being involved is a great feeling. She helps her store’s fundraising for charities such as Run for the Cure, Bowling for Big Brothers Big Sisters, and they use their Jeans Day donations for many organizations. Affected by a little girl who had done a lot of fundraising for families of cancer patients before passing away from her own battle with the disease, Donna decided to take up the cause, running the girl’s lemonade stand at the store with her daughter one Friday night after her shift. “There were a lot of tears but it was a really nice experience,” said Donna.