Dorothy Light is the Regional Director of Community Health Connect at United Way for Greater Austin, where she leads regional strategies to improve maternal and child health outcomes through community-based care coordination and cross-sector partnerships. She oversees the development of Central Texas' Community Health Worker (CHW) HUB, an innovative model connecting healthcare, public health, and community organizations to support high-risk pregnant and postpartum women.

Dorothy has led the expansion of evidence-based CHW models from a county pilot to a multi-county regional network, with a focus on workforce development, health equity, and sustainable community health systems. Drawing on a background in large-scale operations and systems management, she specializes in building scalable solutions that bridge clinical and community care. Prior to joining United Way, Dorothy held regional and international leadership roles with the Center for Autism and Related Disorders.