Mollie Belt has been a newspaper publisher for almost 36 years. She has served as the 1st Vice Chair of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and vice president of the Texas Publishers Association. A former long-time government employee working as an employment counselor for the Texas Employment Commission, she also held several positions for the city of Dallas. Mollie is the recipient of numerous awards including the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2020 Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Society/Psychology from the University of Denver, after attending Spelman College for a year. A mother and grandmother, Mollie was born in Dallas and graduated from Lincoln High School. She is a 50+ year member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
