Donald T. Iannone, Ph.D., D.Div.
Author and Poet
Biographical Summary

Don Iannone is the author of ten books of poetry, four nonfiction books, and ten photographic essays. His poems have been published in various journals. His best-selling poetry book, “Cancer as Spiritual Teacher,” has been used as a reflective resource for many Cleveland Clinic cancer patients since 2018. Don is a member of the Authors Guild, the American Academy of Poets, the Poetry Society of America, All Authors, and Literary Cleveland. Don’s photographs have been exhibited throughout Northeast Ohio. His photographs and poems about human trafficking were displayed in exhibits across Northeast Ohio in 2013, including two law enforcement conferences. In October 2023, he published his memoir “Stories from an Hourglass,” which chronicles his personal and professional life stories. Based upon field research on Lakota spirituality in South Dakota, he published “In Sacred Relationship” in 2019. After a two-year study of the role of the Internet and artificial intelligence in religion and spirituality, in 2020 he published “Digital Spirituality.” Don is also the author of several academic and professional articles on economic, social, and environmental issues facing urban and rural communities. He co-authored “Evaluating Business Development Incentives” in 1999, which was based upon his two-year study of economic development in Ohio. The book was published by the National Association of State Development Agencies (NASDA). Don’s forthcoming book, “From Wealth to Well-Being: Reimagining the American Dream,” explores how the American Dream has been characterized by writers throughout the history of American literature, and it sets forth a new vision of the American Dream as the pursuit of individual and collective well-being. Don worked in economic development and higher education for 35 years, which was the catalyst for his consulting work in thirty-two states, ten countries, and on ten American Indian reservations. Don works part-time at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center, providing complementary medicine services to cancer patients. Since 2020, he has taught graduate business courses at Transcontinental University, where he is currently supervising the dissertations of doctoral candidates from Ghana and Malta. Don holds doctorates in Philosophy and Divinity. He and his wife Mary reside in Greater Cleveland.

Contact Information:
Email: diannone@gmail.com
Website: https://www.donaldiannone.com/