REMEMBERING
LISA DORSEY
SUNRISE: June 1st, 1963
SUNSET: May 7th, 2024
MCFC truly exist because of Lisa ❤️. She was a person well respected in the community and her students adored her at Greece Athena Middle School where she worked as a School Counselor.
-Dina Johnson
Master’s Degree – University Of Rochester, Counselor Education.
Certificate of Advanced Studies – Community Mental Health Counseling.
Bachelor’s Degree – Buffalo State College, Fashion Buying and Merchandising
Associate’s Degree – Erie Community College, Fashion Technology
Worked in the Fashion Industry for 15yrs. in the areas of Fashion Model, Assistant Buyer, and Management.
Through various interactions with youth within her community, she discovered a disparity in youth not seeing their true potential. During this time there weren’t many school counselors of color. So, she made the decision to return to school and become a school counselor. She graduated from the University of Rochester with a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education in 2002. She presently works as a School Counselor for Greece Central School District and for the Greece Family Support Center as a ‘Student-Centered Family Counselor’. In 2019, Ms. Dorsey earned a certificate of Advanced Studies in Community Mental Health Counseling from The College at Brockport.
Ms. Dorsey is very dedicated to guiding her students to discover and see well beyond their potential. Ms. Dorsey herself was raised in what she refers to as “Community Foster Care”. That’s when you live with a variety of family and friends. You learn to adapt to change very quickly and make the best of any given situation in order to survive. Mrs. Ruthetta Smickles was a family friend and one of her 7th grade teachers while growing up in Buffalo, New York. She was the first person to instill in her the idea of “it’s not where you come from or what happens to you that determines your future, it’s your attitude and belief in yourself, even if you’re the only one who believes in you”.
Certificate of Advanced Studies – Community Mental Health Counseling.
Bachelor’s Degree – Buffalo State College, Fashion Buying and Merchandising
Associate’s Degree – Erie Community College, Fashion Technology
Worked in the Fashion Industry for 15yrs. in the areas of Fashion Model, Assistant Buyer, and Management.
Through various interactions with youth within her community, she discovered a disparity in youth not seeing their true potential. During this time there weren’t many school counselors of color. So, she made the decision to return to school and become a school counselor. She graduated from the University of Rochester with a Master’s Degree in Counselor Education in 2002. She presently works as a School Counselor for Greece Central School District and for the Greece Family Support Center as a ‘Student-Centered Family Counselor’. In 2019, Ms. Dorsey earned a certificate of Advanced Studies in Community Mental Health Counseling from The College at Brockport.
Ms. Dorsey is very dedicated to guiding her students to discover and see well beyond their potential. Ms. Dorsey herself was raised in what she refers to as “Community Foster Care”. That’s when you live with a variety of family and friends. You learn to adapt to change very quickly and make the best of any given situation in order to survive. Mrs. Ruthetta Smickles was a family friend and one of her 7th grade teachers while growing up in Buffalo, New York. She was the first person to instill in her the idea of “it’s not where you come from or what happens to you that determines your future, it’s your attitude and belief in yourself, even if you’re the only one who believes in you”.
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We will miss her dearly and her legacy still lives on in hope, love and a desire to help all who are in need. These are what she stood for and they still live on in the MCFC.
Dina Johnson
Donate to
Monroe County Family Coalition Inc.
In memory of Lisa Dorsey, who supported youth and families in Rochester, MCFC is happy to initiate a scholarship fund.
You can visit our PAYPAL PAGE to make donations:
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