Dora was an award-winning elementary school teacher in Dallas ISD for 31 years. She served as a General Music Teacher for the first fourteen. Afterwards, she became a Self-Contained/Language Arts Teacher. Because of her accomplishments with the students, Dora also served as a Mentor to New Teachers, Trainer and Instructor in the Alternative Certification Program, Campus Instructional Leadership Team Member, Curriculum Writer, Staff Development Presenter, Member of the Campus Improvement Plan Committee, and District IV Workshop Presenter. Post Dallas ISD Retirement, she spent an additional 17 years in DeSoto ISD as a Part-time Reading Pull-Out Teacher. Dora spent 48 passionate years educating young people.