Dorrit was born in Vienna, Austria and fled with her mother and sister to the United States during the Holocaust.
She started to work as a sewing machine operator in a New York sweat shop for $7 per week. In the ‘40’s, she worked as a Showroom Manager and model for a well known sportswear house in New York. For 9 years she owned and operated a bedspread and drapery workroom in New Jersey.
In 1959 she moved to Los Angeles, were she worked as a retail buyer for a home furnishings store for two years prior to founding a business with her husband manufacturing architectural special effects. She was active in this enterprise for 15 years. In 1971 she became a licensed contractor (at that time only 81 women held this license in the U.S.). As general contractor, she was responsible for overseeing construction crews and sub-contractors on job sites.
She joined Purchase Service Limited in 1976 and became President and partner in 1979. PSL became a worldwide purchasing company with offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong Singapore and London. She now works as a consultant to the Hospitality industry.
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