Donna D. Fraiche is currently a shareholder in the New Orleans office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz and a member of the health care and public policy departments.  Fraiche served as the first female president of the organization now known as the American Health Lawyers Association and is currently a fellow of the Association. 

Fraiche currently Chairs the Louisiana Health Care Commission and is president of the Louisiana Bar Foundation. She recently served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Loyola University. She served as president and Chair of the Board of the World Trade Center, founded the New Orleans Regional Medical Center, and is a diplomate of the American College of Health Care Executives.  Fraiche is on the adjunct faculty of Tulane University's School of Public Health and Administration and served as a preceptor for the residency program in health systems management. 

Fraiche, a native of New Orleans, received her J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 1975, and attended Louisiana State University and St. Mary's Dominican College.  She and her husband, Dr. John F. Fraiche, have two children and two grandchildren.