Dorothy “Dottie” Overal
District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
Oklahoma

Dorothy “Dottie” Overal is the Oklahoma state director for the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA). A long time, SBA employee, Overal accepted the Oklahoma
position in November 2000. With a staff of ten she oversees the delivery of SBA
services to the over 303,000 small businesses throughout the state.

In 1970 Dottie started her SBA career in the Disaster Assistance Program in Gulfport,
Mississippi after Hurricane Camille. For the next 21 years she continued her vocation in
the areas of Business Development and Loan Servicing. In 1992 she moved to
Washington, DC when SBA Administrator Patricia Saiki appointed her Director of the
Office of Advisory Councils.

In 1995 Dottie was selected for participation in the SBA’s District Director Candidate
Development Program. While completing the program she served in management
positions in Wyoming, Arkansas, South Florida, California and Washington, DC. Upon
graduation she was assigned as the Deputy District Director in Los Angeles, California
where she served for the next 3 ½ years. In November 2000, SBA Administration Aida
Alvarez appointed her the Oklahoma District Director.

A native of Philadelphia, PA, Dottie attended Temple University and the University of
Southern Mississippi. She resides in Oklahoma City where she has served on numerous
professional and philanthropic boards, including the Oklahoma Federal Executive Board
Policy Committee; the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and
Technology Advisory Committee; Lyric Theatre Associate Board and the United Way
Allocation Committee.