Dottie Herman

Dottie Herman
Born Dorothy D'Ambrosio
(1953-05-10) May 10, 1953
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality United States
Education B.A. Adelphi University
Occupation businesswoman
Known for CEO of real estate brokerage firm Douglas Elliman.
Spouse(s) Spouse1 (divorced)
Jay Herman
Children Christine (with first husband)
Parent(s) Joseph and Louise D'Ambrosio

Dorothy D'Ambrosio, also known as Dottie Herman, was born May 10, 1953 and is the CEO of New York City real estate brokerage firm 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 she was 10 years old.[2]

Career

Dorothy D'Ambrosio 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, Douglas Elliman has become the largest and fastest-growing real estate firm in New York, completing over 13,200 transactions a year.[5]

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Douglas Elliman Real Estate under the leadership of Dorothy D'Ambrosio is now the fourth largest real estate company in the United States. With over 4,400 agents in more than 70 offices throughout the New York City metropolitan area and South Florida, Douglas Elliman Real Estate’s sales volume exceeded $12 billion in 2012.[5]

Awards

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.[7]

Philanthropy

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

Personal life

Herman has been married twice. She is divorced from her first husband with whom she had a daughter Christine.[8] She is married to her second husband, Jay Herman.[8]

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. 1 2 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
  7. ↑ "University Advancement News". Adelphi University. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 [The Real Deal: "Dottie Herman" By Candace Taylor] retrieved August 1, 2014
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