Dolores Gauci għandha M.Sc fil-Health Service Management, Diploma fil-Health Services Management, Ċertifikat fis-Social Work Management, BA fis-Soċjoloġija u Xjenzi Soċjali kif ukoll hi kkwalifikata bħala Social Worker (CQMW).
Dolores Gauci hi Kap Eżekuttiv tar-Richmond Foundation – l-unika NGO f’Malta li tipprovdi servizzi fil-qasam tas-Saħħa Mentali. Għal disgħa snin okkupat il-kariga ta’ Segretarja Eżekuttiva tal-Kummissjoni Nazzjonali għas-Saħħa Mentali. Hi wkoll waħda mill-Fundaturi u Segretarja Onorarja tan-National Mental Health Federation u kienet ukoll iċ-Chairperson ta’ Fond Għar-Ri Rehabilitation Needs Fund bejn 1993 u l-1997. Dolores Gauci kienet ukoll waħda mill-Fundaturi u Chairperson tal-Maltese Association of Social Workers.
Hi part-time lecturer fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta fid-Dipartiment tas-Social Policy u Social Work u ilha taħdem fuq livell Ewropew għal dawn l-aħħar ghaxar snin. Hi qegħda fuq diversi bordijiet ta’ livell Ewropew fosthom l-EBC, EFPIA, Expert Platform on Depression.
Ms Dolores Gauci is the Chief Executive Officer of Richmond Foundation in Malta and President of the Global Alliance of Mental Health Advocacy Networks Europe.