Donovan English is a lifelong Red Lake reservation resident. As an enrolled Red Lake Tribal member, he graduated from Red Lake High School in 1976. He then continued his education and graduated in 1978 from Staples Technical School with a Certificate in Diesel Mechanics. Donovan furthered his training at Minnesota Mack Truck School located in Crookston in 1978. He also attended Red Lake Indian Mills School and Bemidji State University from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, he used his training to get a position as a Mechanic at the Red Lake School District in the Transportation Department. Donovan continued to work for the Red Lake School District and was then promoted to Transportation Director in 1994. He has worked for the Red Lake School District for over 33 years. Donovan is married, has three daughters, and is a passionate fisherman and hunter.