Dot has worked with HomePlace Farms, Inc. located in Prattville, Alabama since 1985. She is a partner in a farming operation, HomePlace Partners and President of HomePlace Developers. Dot is a founding member of the Autauga Foundation, past President of the Prattville Service League, and a member of the Private College and Universities Facilities Authority. In 1970, Dot graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics.