Pauley Perrette is one of the top Q-rated actors in television and film and is on her twelfth season playing Abby on the #1 TV show NCIS. She is also a producer, director, philanthropist, activist, songwriter, singer, and writer. She is a lifelong civil rights advocate and has been awarded many prestigious humanitarian awards for her efforts. Pauley was raised all over the south but considers Alabama her home town. She studied Sociology, Psychology, and Criminal Science, graduating cum laude. Later, in NYC, she tended bar, modeled, did commercials, voice-overs, music videos and short film work. She later moved to Los Angeles, and has since worked steadily in film and television while continuing her work as a social activist.

Darren Greenblatt has been a creative entrepreneur in the fashion industry for over twenty years. He graduated from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and was awarded the prestigious Critic’s Choice Award. After working with Betsy Johnson and Christian Francis Roth, he started his own design companies, K-Bel-Waer, Girl’sRule, Planet Yum Thing and Stanton Maxwell. Darren's exquisite talent for design and entrepreneurial spirit, coupled with being a lifelong foodie, was the spark that started Donna Bell's Bake Shop.

Matthew Sandusky was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is co-owner and head baker for Donna Bell’s Bake Shop. While getting his Dean’s List degree in Political Science, Matthew was working in and running food establishments for many years. This experience, coupled with his natural talent for creation and his reputation as a master baker and cook led to his expertise in the day to day operations, recipe development and menu creation that helped Donna Bell’s flourish and expand.