{"id":3960,"date":"2022-04-29T20:16:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T20:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T18:52:26","slug":"an-extraordinary-woman-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/29\/an-extraordinary-woman-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"An Extraordinary Woman in Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3960_31b7b1-40 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Alumna&nbsp;Erica Dorsett&nbsp;was named one of 40 Top Women in Business by Delaware Today&nbsp;magazine. The 2020 graduate first&nbsp;attended then-Wilmington College in&nbsp;the early 2000s, then returned to complete her bachelor\u2019s in Marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am so proud of my time at WilmU and actively use the skills I learned in my business,\u201d she says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-owner of the Wilmington- based First State Hood &amp; Duct, Dorsett founded the commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning and maintenance company in 2009 with her&nbsp;husband, Clarence Dorsett. The company serves clients in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am extremely honored to be named as one of Delaware\u2019s Top Women in Business,\u201d Dorsett said in a release. \u201cI can honestly say it has been nothing short of the grace of God that our company has been able to become one of the best kitchen exhaust cleaning providers in the country. Surrounding ourselves with great people, putting the customer first, and continuing to educate ourselves over the years have been key components to the success my husband and I have experienced thus far. I am happy to be included among these inspiring and trailblazing women.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumna&nbsp;Erica Dorsett&nbsp;was named one of 40 Top Women in Business by Delaware Today&nbsp;magazine. 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