Wilene Dozier

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Wilene Dozier (30 October 1955 - ) is founder and CEO of SWIGames[1] now Edocero[2] a faith-based games developer and publisher

Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Initiatives 4 Community Service

[edit] Background

Dozier was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her B.A. from Florida State University, a M.S.L.S. from Clark Atlanta University and J.D.from Texas Southern University

[edit] Career

She practiced law throughout the 1990s, eventually forming a game publishing company,[3] specializing in Christian games. The company's first game, EXODUS, entered the Christian games market in 2003. One of a few female CEO's in the game industry and the only African-American female CEO she regularly attends the Microsoft sponsored Blacks in Gaming networking event held at the annual Game Developers Conference.

[edit] Initiatives

In keeping with the mission to diversify the games industry, Edocero and other sponsors, such as Clickteamoffers the Urban Game Design Camp for African-American middle school and high school students on the campus of Edward Waters College,a HBCU, where she is an adjunct professor.

[edit] Community Service

She co-founded PRIDE Book Club [4], 14 years ago, an African-American club of avid readers.