Dorothy May Isaksen AM (née Shepherd; 13 April 1930 – 29 August 2023) was an Australian politician.
She was educated at Catholic convents at Lavender Bay and Penrith before attending the Metropolitan Business College in 1945.
She was employed in the Valuer General's Department 1946–50 and the Family Welfare Bureau 1952–55, working as a stenographer.
She returned to the Council in 1990, when she was appointed to the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Deirdre Grusovin.
[1] Isaksen was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours, for significant service to the Parliament of New South Wales, as an advocate for gender equality in politics, as a mentor, and to the community.