Dr. Dorinda Rolle is the founder and president of Rolle and Associates, LLC. Dr. Rolle holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, and earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX.
Dr. Rolle has held positions with various organizations in the academic, business, government, and nonprofit arenas. She has been an adjunct professor in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology program at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, and the African American Studies Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).
Also, she developed a curriculum for and teaches diversity and inclusion in the Executive Education Program at the UTSA Center for Professional Excellence where she is also an executive coach. Dr. Rolle is also a certified executive coach and certified diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner.
In addition to consulting and training, she is a motivational speaker to corporations, nonprofits, women’s groups, and on college campuses. She inspires her audiences to set high goals and to reach for excellence. Dr. Rolle is a skilled group facilitator, known for her ability to help leaders synthesize visions and goals for their organizations.
She is a graduate of several leadership programs including the Municipal Leadership Institute, African American Leadership Institute, Leadership San Antonio, Leadership Texas, Masters Leadership Program, and Neighborhood Leadership Academy. She has conducted extensive research in evaluating leadership development programs.
She has served in several leadership positions on boards and commissions for both private and governmental agencies including appointments to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee for the City of San Antonio, the Small Business Advisory Board, and serves on the Community Advisory Board of Texas Public Radio.
Dr. Rolle holds memberships in several professional organizations.
She volunteers her time and skills in a diverse range of interests including international efforts in Mexico, Tanzania, Japan, South Africa, and Israel.
Since 2007, she has hosted international students attending local universities in her home for extended periods to help with English language studies and to acquaint them with American culture.
She is also a partner in the change management firm, Transition Management Solutions, LLC.