Dorothy "Dottie" Johnson City Commission Title: Vice-Mayor Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson is a retired government employee. She implemented, administered, and monitored district-wide EEO / Diversity policies for the United States Postal Service and ensured compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. 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 Community College, majoring in Criminology and Postal Management. In May 1996, she was trained and certified as a Federal Mediator. In 1997, she completed several business courses at the University of Michigan. In October 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 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 Chair, The Historic Hampton House Community Trust, Inc.; Chair, South Florida Federal Executive Board Policy Committee; Former Chair, Excel Academy Charter Schools; Lifetime Member / Former President, South Florida Chapter of Blacks In Government; Correspondence Secretary, Asian American Federation of Florida, Inc.; Advisory Member, South Florida Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc; Board Director, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Festivities Committee, Inc.; Credit Committee Member, North Dade Federal Community Development Credit Union; member, UP-PAC; member and mentor, North Dade Middle School, Chair, Education Sub-Committee; Governor’s Revitalization Council of Opa-Locka / North Dade Front Porch, Vice-President, St. Thomas University Campus Community Alliances; Honorary Trustee, Little River Royal Academy of Miami; former Vice-Chair, Florida Minority Business Council Inc.; former member, Opa-Locka Community Advisory Committee; former 1st Vice-President and Chair, Legal Redress Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP; in 2009, elected as 2nd Vice President, Women Elected Municipal Government in Florida; and in 2009 elected as Secretary, City of Miami Gardens / Opa-Locka Youth Violence Prevention Coalition. She was one of the key individuals in the planning of the nation’s second largest Employee Development Conference among federal agencies 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 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 and/or mediator by local schools, colleges, universities, churches, civil, and professional organizations as well as private businesses. In April of 2000, she founded and currently serves as the Founder and President of The Portrait of Empowerment Inc. (South Florida Community Dream Team), 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. Ms. 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 of Professionals. In 2001, she was selected as a candidate for 2002 and 2003 International Executive Guild’s Registry. In 2002, she was elected as the Vice-Mayor for the City of Opa-Locka, Florida, and served as the Interim Mayor. She also serves as the Volunteers’ Coordinator for The Carrie Meek Foundation, Inc. In May of 2001, she graduated from the Interdenominational Theological Center with a Certificate of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 and Tamika, and proud grandmother of Joshua and Nisaiah. She is better known in the community as Lady Justice.