Dorcas has more than 40 years of experience in higher education. She’s held a variety of positions, including chief labor relations and human resource officer, chief planning officer and executive vice chancellor for management and strategic initiatives.  

Her leadership includes working effectively with executive officers, boards of trustees and major stakeholders at multiple institutions, including William Paterson University, SUNY Buffalo State and Winston-Salem State University. She has a solid reputation for  developing creative solutions to organizational issues and building consensus to manage institutional priorities and achieve results.  

Dorcas retired in 2017 from her position as vice president for leadership development and member services at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Since retiring, she has been interim senior advisor to the president at Lincoln University, taught in the School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University and worked as a consultant with the AASCU-Penson Center for Professional Development.  

Dorcas holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University, an MBA from the University of Iowa and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.