Donna Harding

Donna is a visionary thinker with a tremendous passion for people, community and real estate. Her quest for challenge led her on her journey, from Senior Naval Officer, in the Canadian Navy, to successful real estate Broker and co-owner of Engel & Völkers in Nova Scotia. Donna’s love for real estate was a life-long one, and her tenacity and thirst for professional knowledge, along with her client-care focus, earned her immediate success as she and her husband Sebastien grew the company from a “one-woman” team to a highly successful, and well-respected brokerage in only 4 years. In 2018, they opened the first Engel & Völkers franchise east of Quebec and in less than three years, they grew the brokerage to seven shops throughout the province. Donna was inducted into the Private Office with EV in 2019. Donna’s energy thrives off the success of others so she has added teaching, coaching, and mentoring to her portfolio. Amongst her many qualifications, Donna holds the FRI designation and is a teacher with the National REIC faculty. She holds both a CIPS and SRES designations and is Vice Chair of the Board for CUA, Chair of HR/Governance with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Finance Committee with REIC, and a Director with Commissionaires of NS. Donna's love of people also extends to the many charities she supports including Special Olympics and A Home for Everyone. As a wife and mother of 2 boys, Donna enjoys spending quality time with her family, whether on their sailing boat or painting landscapes.