Dottie Herman

Dorothy "Dottie" D'Ambrosio Herman (born May 10, 1953) is the CEO of New York City real estate brokerage firm Prudential Douglas Elliman.

Early life

The daughter of Joseph and Louise D'Ambrosio, Dorothy D'Ambrosio was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 10, 1953, and grew up in Syosset on Long Island.^[1] She recalls that she resolved to "make something of herself" after her mother died in an automobile accident when Dorothy was 10 years old.^[2]

Career

Dottie Herman began working in real estate in 1978 while she was a student at Adelphi University.^[3] After beginning and building her career on Long Island, in 1989 she and partner Carll S. Burr III purchased Prudential Long Island Realty. After expanding that company, in 2003 she purchased Douglas Elliman, Manhattan’s largest brokerage firm, with her partner Howard Lorber.^[4] Since then, Prudential Douglas Elliman has become the largest and fastest-growing real estate firm in New York, completing over 13,200 transactions a year.^[5]

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate under the leadership of Dottie Herman is now the fifth largest real estate company in the United States. With over 4,400 agents in more than 60 offices throughout the New York City metropolitan area, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s sales volume exceeded $12 billion in 2006 and is well on to achieving over $13 billion in 2007.^[5]

Achievements

Dottie Herman was named one of the 100 most influential women in New York business by Crain’s New York Business.^[6] She was honored by Adelphi University as the 2007 Outstanding Executive on Long Island.^{[citation needed]}

Philanthropy

She is a long time supporter of the American Heart Association, the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, the Southampton Hospital, and the North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital.

References

1. ^ http://www.whoswhoinamerica.com/dorothy_herman/real_estate_broker/occ0/7534273
2. ^ Pranay Gupte, Profile: Dorothy Herman, The New York Sun, 2005-02-28
3. ^ Regina Marcazzo, Dorothy Herman, President, Prudential Long Island Realty, Networking Newspaper For Women, July 2000
4. ^ Personal website of Dottie Herman
5. ^ ^{a b} http://www.prudentialelliman.com/
6. ^ Elizabeth MacBride, Chutzpah Builds a Name: Dottie Herman, in Crain's 100 Most Influential Women in NYC Business, Crain's New York Business, September 30, 2007

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