Everett Donnelly is an experienced financial and community journalist with more than twelve years of reporting across community banking, small-business lending, and local economic development. A proud graduate of Ohio University – Zanesville, where he earned his B.B.A. in Finance (2013), Everett has dedicated his career to highlighting how regional financial institutions shape neighborhood growth and opportunity.
Known for his clear, data-rich explainer charts and deep understanding of community-level economics, Everett often features insights from local bankers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to ground his reporting in real-world experience. His journalism blends financial accuracy with a human-centered narrative that makes complex banking issues understandable and relevant.
At Faharas NET, Everett covers topics related to community credit trends, small-business funding access, and regional financial policy. He operates under a strict conflict-of-interest (COI) policy and prioritizes source transparency, ensuring that every figure, quote, and dataset in his work can be verified.
Beyond reporting, he contributes to workshops on financial literacy and ethical journalism, mentoring new reporters in transparent sourcing and visual data communication.