Doug Vairo

Director, NYSORE

Doug Vairo is the Director of New York School of Real Estate. Since 1998 Doug Vairo, has trained thousands of loan officers and real estate agents around the country. Doug has trained for companies such as, Countrywide, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Exit Realty, Brooklyn Real Property, Staten Island Board of Realtors, Bronx Board of Realtors, Brooklyn Board of Realtors and countless other organizations. Fast forward 20 years to the New York School of Real Estate. The training school was opened as a result of the many positive testimonials received over the years. Doug has been called an ‘Entertrainer” by many students. He weaves fun and learning into a great experience. Doug has authored “Credit Smart”, sold on Amazon as well as a full blown “Loan Officer Training Boot Camp”.

Dorothy Botsoe

Broker of Dorothy Jensen Realty, Inc

Dorothy Botsoe is the principal Broker of Dorothy Jensen Realty, Inc. Located in White Plains, NY and Weichert, Realtors Signature Properties located in Mount Kisco NY.

She has over 30 years of Real Estate experience in Westchester County and opened her own brokerage in 1995. She is a native of Ghana, West Africa and received her BA from SUNY Purchase with a background in Business Administration. Dorothy was honored as the2020 NYS Association Realtor of the Year, 2019 Lawrence B Caldwell RPAC Award Recipient, 2007 NYS Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) Member of the Year and as the 2012 Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) Realtor of the Year. She has served on the board for the Women’s Council of Realtors as Governor, Treasurer and President at both the local and state level. She has served as 2nd Vice President and Director to the Westchester County Board of Realtors (WCBR). She has also served as the NYS GRI Chapter President. She is currently a Director for NYS Association of Realtors (NYSAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Dorothy will be the 2023 Vice Chair for NAR’s Fair Housing Policy Committee.

Dorothy is an invested supporter of Realtor’s Political Action Committee (RPAC) and is a Platinum level supporter and a Hall of Fame Member at both the State and National Levels. Dorothy is also President’s Circle Member.

Dorothy is currently a NYS certified instructor and teaches several courses, some of which are listed here. Lawful Source of Income, Protected Classes, and Access to Housing, Redlining: A Historical Perspective, Disabilities and Access to Housing For All, Agency, Fair Housing, Ethics, & Real Estate Salespersons Licensing course, Cultural Competency, Implicit Bias, Diversity, Equitey, and Inclusion, Bias Discrimination and How it is perceived, Best practices for Foreclosed properties and many more classes.

She holds National Association of Realtors designations and certifications including Accredited Buyers Representative, At Home with Diversity, Committed to Excellence, Certified Buyer Representative, Certified International Property Specialist, Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager, Certified Residential Specialist, e-Pro, Graduate of the Realtor Institute, a member of the Instructor Training Institute, Pricing Strategies Accreditation, Real Estate Negotiation Expert, Seller Representative Specialist, Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource, Seniors Real Estate Specialist, and a Graduate of the Realtor Institute ( ABR, AHWD, BA, C2EX, CBR, CDEI, CIPS, CRB, CRS, e-PRO, GRI, ITI, PSA, RENE, SFR, SRES, SRS)

Dorothy was the 2017 President of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors encompassing Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, and Manhattan Counties with over 10,500 members.