Background
Elliott, Dorothy Gale was born on March 6, 1948 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Robert Straight Elliott and Grace Moore Sanborn Elliott.
Elliott, Dorothy Gale was born on March 6, 1948 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Robert Straight Elliott and Grace Moore Sanborn Elliott.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, 1970. Master of Arts, U. Missouri, 1977. Executive secretary Council for Public Schools, Boston, 1970-1972.
Assistant Jerry Litton for Congress, North Kansas City, Missoury, 1972.
Executive secretary Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, 1972-1974. Coordinator University.
Executive secretary Council for Public Schools, Boston, 1970—1972. Assistant Jerry Litton for Congress, North Kansas City, Missouri, 1972. Executive secretary Stephens College, Columbia, 1972—1974.
Coordinator University Without Walls, Stephens College, 1975—1976. Public services library St. Joseph Public Library., 1977—1978. Director, 1978—1989, River Bluffs Regional Library., since 1989.
Secretary Grand River Library. Conference, 1982—1984. Board directors Missouri Libraries Film Cooperative, 1980—1983.
Secretary, treasurer Missouri Libraries Network Board, 1984—1985. President Northwest Missouri Library. Network Board, 1983—1985.
President advisory council School Library. & Information Science, University Missouri, Columbia, 1985—1989. Member library advisory committee Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, 1987—1989, Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy, 1987—1989, project Literacy United States Task Force, since 1986.
Member executive board Friends of St. Joseph Public Library., 1982—1990. Active Missouri Governor's Conference Committee on Library and Information Services, 1987—1990.
Board directors Mental Health Association St. Joseph, 1978—1981. President board directors St. Joseph Area Literacy Coalition, 1992. Committee member United Way Greater St. Joseph, since 1981.
Committee Leadership St. Joseph. Board directors Interfaith Community Services, 1982—1985. Member steering committee Lifelong Learning, St. Joseph, since 1983.
Judge Cotillion for Achievement, 1990—1991. Member St. Joseph Area Women's Career Network, 1983—1987, Downtown St. Joseph, Inc., 1983—1987. Member of American Library Association (50th anniversary honor roll), Arts Fund Drive, St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce (entrepreneur's council 1992, government relations committee 1993), Missouri Public Library.
Directors, Missouri Library. Association (secretary 1983-1984, chairman legislation committee 1986-1987, vice president, president-elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), Public Library. Affiliates Network 1992-1993, St. Joseph Women's Press Club (vice president 1989-1990, president since 1996), Runcie Club (St. Joseph), Wellesley Club (Kansas City), Beta Phi Mu.
Married West. Mitchell Elliott, October 10, 1970.