The Brookwood Community
Carol Thornburg has a diverse work experience in various organizations. Carol started their career in 1994 as an Administrative Director at Houston Masterworks Chorus. Carol then worked as the Director of Development at the University of Houston from 1996 to 2000. Carol then moved on to Texas Children's Hospital, where they served as the Director of Development from 2000 to 2005. Carol Thornburg joined Houston Christian High School in 2005 as the Director of Development and stayed in this role until 2015. After that, they worked at Theatre Under The Stars as the Chief Development Officer from 2015 to 2017. Currently, they are serving as the Chief Development Officer at Brookwood Community, a position they have held since 2017.
Carol Thornburg earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS from 1977 to 1981. Carol then pursued a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Wichita State University, graduating from 1982 to 1984. Additionally, Carol attended Cerritos College to study Accounting and Business/Management, although the specific years of enrollment are not provided.
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The Brookwood Community
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Brookwood is a God-centered, educational community, where adults with disabilities have meaningful jobs and live life abundantly…without government funding. Graced with 485 beautiful country acres in Brookshire, Texas, Brookwood is just a 40 minute drive west of Houston, about 10 minutes past Katy. We currently serve around 110 live-in citizens and 90 day citizens. At Brookwood, our citizens spend their days in productive, creative work and enjoy their free time with their Brookwood family and friends in fellowship, recreation and participation in many special activities on and off campus. Our citizens work Monday through Friday in various work enterprises, including our Stonecasting, Clay, Ceramics, Finishing, Project BESTT, Horticulture and Cement shops. They also work on Special Events Teams, assisting with catering, hosting and serving at the Brookwood Café, as well as bottling our famous salad dressing and preparing our Chapel for weddings. Last year, we raised and sold around 300,000 plants in our Horticulture Department. Items created in our other shops, such as ceramic plate sets, decorative stonecasted items, cement statuary and stepping stones, along with other “Market” items, are sold in the Gift Shop at Brookwood, in our two satellite Brookwood stores located on Westheimer in Houston and in Old Town Spring, and online. These work enterprises provide 40% of our revenue each year, helping us to remain independent from government funds. An additional 40% of our operating budget comes from tuition and fees. The remaining 20% comes from corporate and private donations, grants and foundations.