About Us

A passion for business best describes Dorothy. With over a decade of experience in the real estate investment industry, Dorothy has poured her energy, creativity and expertise into the development /project managing of over 30,000 square feet of residential and historic properties.

As Chief Executive Operator of Dorothy’s Design Studio, she is at the forefront of implementing the growth strategy for the company, as a GC and a real estate investor. Dorothy’s most notable projects to date are: UT Southwestern Hospital of Dallas, Texas, The City of Tyler Neighborhood Services- Rebuild Project and the East Texas Justice- Historical Home Restoration. She is currently a certified contractor for The City of Dallas and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity.

Dorothy has always had a passion for design and renovation. She graduated from the University of Houston and began to work as an elementary school teacher before following her passion for design and construction. Her first project was a home that was given to her by her grandmother her Sr. year in high school as a graduation gift. It was scheduled to be demolished but she managed to save the house, renovated it and it eventually became her first home. She worked with a family member who had extensive knowledge of construction and from there, she began to network and learn the real estate renovation and restoration business. She established her own company, Dorothy’s Design Studio, and began self-promoting her business to local homeowners and small businesses.

She also began venturing into other real estate investment and acquisition projects. In 2009, Dorothy’s company was hired to renovate the Greater St. Mary Baptist Church baptismal fountain and restrooms, in Tyler, TX. This was Dorothy’s first commercial construction project. Word of her impeccable work and attention to detail spread and more jobs followed. She was solicited to work on 10,000 sq. ft. of new construction residential homes in Frisco, TX and was also contracted to remodel and residential home in the historic Azalea District of Tyler, TX. In 2010, Dorothy began to expand her company and began developing and restoring commercial properties, including the East Texas Justice Center and the City of Tyler Neighborhood Services Rebuild Project.

• Driven entrepreneur in the DFW area
• Owner of Dorothy’s Design Studio, a MWBE and HUB Certified contractor for the City of Dallas and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
• North Lake College Advisory Board Chair (Real Estate Division) (2016-present)
• Women Council of the Dallas Association of Real Estate Brokers (2016-present)
• Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (2016-present)

Active in community organizations before moving to Dallas:

• Charter member of The Women’s Fund
• Jack and Jill of America, Inc. - Tyler Chapter
• Women in Tyler (charter member)
• Junior League of Tyler (sustainer)
• Charter member of the Women’s Fund of East Texas