Full Name
Dr. Dorothy Huston
Job Title
Founder/CEO
Organization / Agency
TMT Group
Speaker Bio
Dorothy W. Huston, PhD., is Founder/CEO of Technology Management Training Group, Inc. She has over 35 years of experience in organizational change and leadership, program planning and execution, training and development, student development, research administration, fundraising, and educational program outreach.
Dr. Huston led the establishment of the Alabama A&M University Research Institute in 1999, a business entity designed to respond to a diverse business and industry clientele in partnership with the university. She served as Vice President for Research and Development for seven years, during which research funding and contracting grew from $13 million to over $30 million annually. She designed the state and federal program for Alabama A&M University, garnering over $20 million in special state and federal appropriations. She executed unprecedented agreements with business and industry, including loaned executives, IPAs, cooperative agreements, and partnership agreements that include support for co-ops, interns, and corporate scholarships. Dr. Huston has consulted with and provided training for more than 50 organizations and agencies. She is an experienced proposal developer, evaluator, and trainer.
Dr. Huston earned her undergraduate degree at Alabama A&M University in 1979 and her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Ohio State University in 1980 and 1983, respectively. She is a 2006 graduate of Harvard University’s School of Business Executive Development Institute. In addition, she is a graduate of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County and Leadership Alabama. She holds additional credits and certificates in student personnel administration, environmental safety, lean processes, and executive leadership development. She has participated in management development in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, British Columbia, and New Zealand.
She publishes The Valley Weekly each week, in print and online at www.valleyweeklyllc.com. She offers leadership experience as Executive Director of the Tennessee Valley Diversity Leadership Colloquium (www.diversityleadershipcolloquium.com). The Colloquium is offered in the spring and fall of each year to local residents.
Huston has earned awards from diverse organizations, including Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, AAMU Alumni Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity-Delta Theta Lambda Education Association, Coalition of 100 Black Women, Oakwood University, Women’s Economic Council of North Alabama, Union Chapel Christian Academy and Girls Incorporated. She is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Dr. Huston led the establishment of the Alabama A&M University Research Institute in 1999, a business entity designed to respond to a diverse business and industry clientele in partnership with the university. She served as Vice President for Research and Development for seven years, during which research funding and contracting grew from $13 million to over $30 million annually. She designed the state and federal program for Alabama A&M University, garnering over $20 million in special state and federal appropriations. She executed unprecedented agreements with business and industry, including loaned executives, IPAs, cooperative agreements, and partnership agreements that include support for co-ops, interns, and corporate scholarships. Dr. Huston has consulted with and provided training for more than 50 organizations and agencies. She is an experienced proposal developer, evaluator, and trainer.
Dr. Huston earned her undergraduate degree at Alabama A&M University in 1979 and her Masters and Doctorate degrees from Ohio State University in 1980 and 1983, respectively. She is a 2006 graduate of Harvard University’s School of Business Executive Development Institute. In addition, she is a graduate of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County and Leadership Alabama. She holds additional credits and certificates in student personnel administration, environmental safety, lean processes, and executive leadership development. She has participated in management development in Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, British Columbia, and New Zealand.
She publishes The Valley Weekly each week, in print and online at www.valleyweeklyllc.com. She offers leadership experience as Executive Director of the Tennessee Valley Diversity Leadership Colloquium (www.diversityleadershipcolloquium.com). The Colloquium is offered in the spring and fall of each year to local residents.
Huston has earned awards from diverse organizations, including Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, AAMU Alumni Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity-Delta Theta Lambda Education Association, Coalition of 100 Black Women, Oakwood University, Women’s Economic Council of North Alabama, Union Chapel Christian Academy and Girls Incorporated. She is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
