First Black female elected to the Tallahassee City Commission, including two terms as Tallahassee Mayor
Former Executive Director for the Capital Area Community Action Agency, Inc. serving the needs of low-income residents in eight North Florida counties for over 14 years
Co-Founder of Loved by Jesus Family Church
Founder of Safe Spaces for Kids Non-Profit
THE BIG PICTURE
RECORD OF SERVICE
Governing Body, Council on the Status of Men and Boys
Board member, South City Foundation
Past President, Capital Area Healthy Start
Past President, Girl Scout Council of Apalachee Bend
Past Board Member:
Friends of Our Parks Foundation
Children’s Defense Fund Black Community Crusade for Children
Whole Child Leon
Early Learning Coalition
Tourist Development Council
Civic Center Authority
Common Cause Florida
Florida Prosperity Partnership
Florida League of Cities
TLH Little Theater
Florida Arts Council
Florida Affordable Housing Coalition
TLH Historic Preservation Board
Florida Children’s Campaign
Environmental Service:
Tri-State Board Member, Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation
Hosted Regional Environmental Justice Conference
Dorothy Inman-Johnson Park on Kleman named in Dot’s honor recognizing public service, particularly in the development of the Plaza.
Local, Regional & National Recognitions:
Presidential appointee to the National Superfund Advisory Committee
Served on first collective bargaining team for Leon Classroom Teachers Association
Featured in publications including McCall Magazine, US News & World Report, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Founding member of Democratic Black Caucus of Florida
Past Vice-Chair of Leon County Democratic Executive Committee
American Institute of Architects appointee to the Honors Award Jury for City Design
Author of 4 books since 2012
Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. since 1967
AWARDS:
2023 C.K. Steele Foundation Living Legend Award
2023 National Civil Rights Conference Civil Rights & Social Justice Award
Tallahassee Democrat 25 Women You Need to Know
LCDEC Elected Official of the Year
Florida A&M University Award of Excellence
Girl Scouts Women of Distinction Award
UPHS Non-Profit Leadership Award
BOOKS WRITTEN BY DOT:
Dot's first book, POVERTY, POLITICS, and RACE in America.
Dot's second book titled "Lessons from America's Best and Worst Cities".
Tallahassee's Black History Firsts
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