Biography

Present Occupation:

• Lee County School District, Member, District 2, Vice Chairman

Personal:

• Married to Joe S. Dozier, two children, one grandson
• Daughter teaches at South Fort Myers High School; Son is in private business
• Moved to Lee County in 1989

Past & Present Experience:

• 1998 - 2000 Law Education and American History Instructor Riverdale High School
• 1996 - 1998 Assistant Principal of Curriculum Suncoast Middle School
• 1995 Assistant Principal Michigan Elementary School
• 1989 - 1995 Mariner High School Teacher and Assistant Principal of Student Affairs
• 1977 - 1989 High School and Junior High Teacher Montgomery, Alabama

Education:

• Bachelor of Education, Troy State University in Alabama
• Master’s Degree in Administration 1994, Nova Southeastern University

Awards:

• 1994 Lee County Bar Association Teacher of the Year
• 1992 - 1993 Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce
• 1988 Alabama Teacher of the Year - DAR
• 1988 National Teacher of the Year - DAR

Community Involvement - Past/Present:

• Past member of the Junior League of Fort Myers
• Served as Community Research Chairman, Junior League
• Researched and developed the Lee County Teen Court in conjunction with the Lee County Justice System
• Committee Member Junior League of Fort Myers, Taste of the Town
• Member of IMPACT Board of Directors
• American Association of University Women – Lee County Branch
• Lee Republican Women’s Club
• Fort Myers Republican Women’s Club Federated
• Cape Coral Republican Women’s Club Federated
• League of Women Voters
• Southwest Symphony Society
• Leadership Lee County Alumni, Class of 2002
• Edison/Ford Winter Estates Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, Membership Committee, Program & Education Committee, and Special Events Committee
• Member of Town & Gown, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Terry Park Centennial Celebration Committee
• PACE Advisory Board Alternate

Lee County School Board Liaison Committees / Positions - Present:

• Florida Learning First Alliance
• Florida School Boards Association Past Presidents’ Council
• Florida School Boards Association Legislative Committee
• Florida School Boards Board of Directors
• Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council
• School Board Construction Advisory Committee
• School District Uncommon Friends Governing Board
• School District Learning for Life, Inc. - Liaison
• Southern Accreditation Committee (SAC) Board
• School Board Legislation - Liaison alternate - Federal & State

Lee County School Board Liaison Committees / Positions - Past:

• Past-President, Florida School Boards Association
• Past-President, Greater Florida Consortium of School Boards
• School Board Finance Advisory Committee
• School Board Construction Advisory Committee
• School Board Continuous Systemic Improvement Advisory Committee
• Lee County Public Schools Foundation
• Smart Growth Advisory Committee
• Horizon Council
• United Way
• Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board
• Southwest Florida and Lee County Fair Advisory Board