About Dorothy

Dorothy Durden began her professional career at IBM in New York, in its stockholder relations department. She advanced to a career in marketing and management where she worked with IBM marketing representatives to educate new customers on the values and benefits of moving to automated office systems. 

Her IBM management and marketing positions led her to transition to the Human Resources field, where she worked as the director of Human Resources for Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Md., until December 2017. She is currently working part-time as the human resources manager for a small minority-owned business. In both roles, her responsibilities have encompassed employee relations, recruitment, health and retirement benefits, and payroll. 

Dorothy is passionate about helping others and has served on the board of the Organization for Training Others in Need (OF/TON), where she facilitated classes in an underserved community. She also served on the Board of Trustees and various board committees at Holton-Arms.

Dorothy has a Bachelor of Science in Business from Marymount College of Fordham University and a master’s in Human Resource Management from American University.