Dr. Doris J. Bullock brings more than two decades of distinguished leadership in student affairs, academic support, judicial services, and community engagement to her role as Chief Outreach and Education Officer at Arise Collective.
Before joining Arise Collective, she served as Associate Vice President for Student Success & Retention at Edward Waters University, where she championed initiatives that strengthened student achievement and institutional belonging.
Dr. Bullock began her higher‑education career at her alma mater, Shaw University, serving as Coordinator for Freshman Year Programs, the first woman to hold the position of Dean of Students, and later the Director of Student Retention. She also dedicated 14 years to Saint Augustine’s College/University in a range of student‑centered leadership roles.
The recipient of numerous awards, Doris earned her Doctor of Education in higher education leadership from High Point University in May 2020, completing an intense four‑year journey. Her dissertation, Incarceration and the Impact of Educational Rehabilitation on Recidivism, reflects her deep commitment to expanding opportunity for justice‑impacted people. She also holds an associate’s degree in business management, a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science/sociology from Shaw University, and an MBA from Strayer University. A 2010 graduate of HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), she has served on the Arise Collective board and is a founding member of the Southeast Raleigh Rotary Club, where she currently chairs the membership committee.
A passionate leader and steadfast advocate for students, Doris embodies two guiding truths: Zig Ziglar’s reminder that “… it is not where you start, but where you finish that counts,” and Brené Brown’s belief that “… one day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide.”
Doris lives in Raleigh with her husband of 24 years, Cedric.