J. Donato Fortin joined Johnson & Wales University in 2002 and received the Adjunct Faculty Award for 2002-2003.
Prior to joining the university, Fortin worked as a research engineer for MeadWestvaco and also taught engineering and mathematics class at Universidad Jose Cecilio del Valle and Universidad Pedagogica Nacional in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Fortin is a member of the America Association of America, and the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges.