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Dorothy E. Sims
Dorothy E. Sims earned a Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management from Rosemont College. As a Robert McKee’s Story Seminar Alumni she is published in the 16th, 17th, and 18t...view moreDorothy E. Sims earned a Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management from Rosemont College. As a Robert McKee’s Story Seminar Alumni she is published in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Moonstone’s Art’s Center’s Annual Poetry Ink Book. Dorothy is a playwright. She co-authored, performed, and toured with original musicals.
The reader is invited to witness the devastating physical and psychological effects of chemotherapy my daughter experienced and to see how through the medical team, prayer, and faith she was healed.
In West Philadelphia born and raised Dorothy resides in the Wynnefield Heights section of the city with her sister Carolyn Sims- Nesmith. She is the proud mother of Ebony Rose and Joi Victoria Turner. She is a member of Sharon Baptist Church and serves on the Public Relations Ministry which provides food and clothing to families in need. She is also in the Drama Ministry where her play, “Hear My Cry” and her vignettes were performed. The Drama Ministry mentors youth via drama. As a member of the historic Freedom Choir of Philadelphia for over 40 years, Dorothy’s roles included: alto/tenor; actor; writer/cowriter; executive producer; and Public Relations Director.
Dorothy retired from 31 years at Verizon Communications and is an independent contractor with NORC at the University of Chicago, and WESTAT an independent research firm; conducting interviews for government research projects. She also works part-time as a Standardized Patient (SP) for Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden New Jersey.
In April 2013 Dorothy portrayed a nurse in an educational video for Penn Presbyterian Hospital showing patient’s what’s expected when visiting the Emergency Department.view less