Commissioner Dorothy Johnson

Commissioner

Dorothy "Dottie" Johnson,

FM, CM, GCDF, ODP

In 2002, she was elected to the City of Opa-locka Commission and served as the Vice Mayor. In 2004, she served as the Interim Mayor; and also serves as the Volunteers' Coordinator for The Carrie Meek Foundation, Inc and will server as Vice-Mayor starting in November 8th, 2007 . She attended Miami Northwestern Senior High School where she graduated with several honors and awards. In order to further her education, she attended Miami Dade College majoring in Criminology, Postal Management and Public Administration. In May of 1996, she was trained and certified as a Federal Mediator. In 1997, she completed several business courses at the University of Michigan. In October of 2000, she was trained and certified as a Global Career Development Facilitator. In 2001, she was trained and certified as a County Mediator. In October of 2003, she was trained and certified as an Organizational Development Practitioner.

Dottie is active in numerous community organizations, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. She serves as the Vice-Chair, Florida Minority Business Council Inc.; Former 1st Vice-President Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP; Former Chair, South Florida Federal Executive Board Diversity Council; Chair, South Florida Federal Executive Board; Member, South Florida Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc; President of Excel Academy Inc.; Board Director, Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Festivities Committee, Inc.;

Commissioner Dorothy Johnson
(305)953-2805

Email: djohnson@opalockafl.gov

Chair, The Historic Hampton House Community Trust, Inc.; Credit Committee Member, North Dade Federal Community Development Credit Union; Member, UP-PAC; Member, Broward County Business and Professional Women's Network; Mentor, North Dade Middle School and Nathan B. Young Elementary; Chair, Education Sub-Committee Governor's Revitalization Council (Front Porch).

She was one of the key individuals in the planning of the nation's second largest Career Awareness Conference in the Postal Service with approximately 1,427 in attendance. She received a Special Achievement Award for her accomplishments in the Hurricane Andrew Relief coordination. She has been the recipient of numerous Exceptional Individual Performance Awards. She was the recipient of the Federal Employee of the Year "Equal Employment Opportunity Award", as well as the recipient for the USPS Vice President Partnership Award. In addition, she was the recipient of the Florida Regional Minority Business Council "Advocate of the Year Award". Dottie was the recipient of the Federal Employee of the Year "Chairman of Excellence Award".

Dottie has lectured to various audiences and has served as an instructor, facilitator and motivational speaker on issues pertaining to affirmative action, women's issues, diversity awareness, community empowerment and workforce development. In addition, she is very active in the community and is often called upon to be a speaker, advisor, and/or mediator by local schools, colleges, universities, churches, local/federal government, civil and professional organizations; as well as the private sector.

Johnson is a strong advocate for civil rights and equality. In addition, she was selected as a candidate for 2001-2004 edition of International WHO'S WHO'S of Professionals. In 2001, she was selected as a candidate for 2002 and 2003 International Executive Guild's Registry.

In April of 2000, she founded and currently serves as the President/CEO of The Portrait of Empowerment Inc., a not-for-profit community based organization. This organization is dedicated to enabling individuals and families to become self-sufficient, which ultimately will improve the economic development as well as the quality of life in the community-at-large. In May of 2001, she graduated from the Interdenominational Theological Center with a Certificate of Theology in Atlanta, GA. She is a member of the Jesus People Ministries Church. She is married to Roy Johnson and is a devoted mother of two daughters: Roilanda, Tamika, and proud grandmother of Joshua & Nisiah. She is known in the community as "Lady Justice".