About Dorothy Hill Baroch

Her Story

Dorothy Hill Baroch, M.A., lives in Summerlin, a suburb of Las Vegas, NV. She is the owner and CEO of Organizational Dynamics, a consulting firm specializing in communication and organizational development. Dorothy served as adjunct instructor in the business department of Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington and was a trainer and consultant for businesses, non-profit organizations, hospitals, and educational facilities. She was the founding executive director of youth coalitions serving at-risk children and youth in two rural Washington cities. Creative writing followed closely on the heels of the technical and grant writing that were part of her work as a consultant and trainer. She eventually became a free-lance author, with articles appearing in secular and religious magazines. Listen to the Heartbeat of the Church: A Pathway to Parish Renewal, published in 2013, was her first book. A revised edition was published in 2015.

Her book, Moments of Victory, Moments of Change: Stories of Perseverance and Quiet Courage, was recently released and is available both as a hard copy and an e-book. A personalized copy may be purchased directly from the author, or through on-line bookstores, such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million, BookLocker and other sites.

Her volunteer background includes serving as the first National Youth Link (chairperson) for the Co-Workers of Mother Teresa in America. Mother Teresa eventually appointed Dorothy and her husband as the National Links for the United States Co-Workers. They communicated with Americans, as well as with people from other countries, who were interested in the work of the Missionaries of Charity. During their term of office, the Barochs edited the Co-Worker newsletter, each edition of which was distributed to more than 30,000 people.

Dorothy became a Benedictine Oblate, associated with Queen of Angels Monastery in Mount Angel, Oregon, in 2002. She is a former member of the Queen of Angels Oblate Council and represented her Oblate community at the First World Congress of Benedictine Oblates in Rome, Italy, September, 2005. She helped organize and edit the Queen of Angels Oblate Handbook and served as editor of the Oblate community’s newsletter for ten years. In 2007, she received a monastic studies research grant from the American Benedictine Academy. A summary of her findings appeared in the American Monastic Newsletter, with excerpts appearing in her book, Listen to the Heartbeat of the Church. Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, Oregon, published a revised edition of the book in 2015.

Dorothy is a member of the Sun City Writers’ Workshop located in a suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada. She is an avid reader, enjoys creative activities, including scrapbooking, embroidering, LEGO building, and spending time with family and friends.