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CREATIVE, MEANINGFUL

CONTENT & LEADERSHIP

I am fortunate to serve as Chief Advancement Officer at Juliette Fowler Communities, a 134-year-old faith-centered intergenerational nonprofit in Dallas, Texas. Fowler was founded by women, has provided care, connection, and purpose to generations of people, and I am honored to serve that mission through marketing, communications, and development.

I am a mom and wife first, as well as a family member and friend. As a writer and sometimes-art-dabbler, every creative step I take - at my place of work and beyond - lifts my life, and hopefully the lives of others. It goes hand-in-hand with the meaningful work I get to do at Juliette Fowler Communities.

You'll find samples of my writing in the essay portion of this site. If I can help you or your organization by providing any of the following, or if I can connect you to our mission at Fowler, please reach out!

Writing:

- Reviews and advice for those in the wisdom years and their families

- Art, creativity, and innovations for those living with dementia and their loved ones

- Mid-life essays on personal growth, aging well, home, family, and work-life

- Women's spirituality studies

Public Speaking:

- "Senior Living" is just LIVING: How to Embrace Community Life for the Wisdom Years

- Finding Our Way to the Light: Hope for Dementia Caregivers

- They Are All the Same Person: The Sweet Spot Between Marketing and Fundraising for Nonprofits

Ashley looks up, smiling, with pink glasses wearing a blue dress.

Ashley Thames Brown

A mother, father, and two grown daughters pose together in a living room.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Texas Christian University

Undergraduate Studio Courses, TCU: drawing, painting, graphic design

The Writer's Path, Southern Methodist University, Simmons School of Education & Human Development

Interior Design Certificate Program, University of Houston

Watercolor Studies, with artist Vince Semary Sr. (Kingwood, Texas)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

- Chief Advancement Officer, Non-Profit Multigenerational Community (Juliette Fowler Communities - CURRENT)

- Regional Development Director, Higher Education, Major Gifts (TCU)

- Development Director, Content Creator, Digital Marketing, Volunteer Coordinator, Non-Profit (Juliette Fowler Communities)

- Museum Assistant/Curatorial Support: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Rienzi Center for European Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Houston

- Tiffany and Co.: Merchandising, Fine Jewelry Sales, Customer Service

ART EXHIBITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES:

- Art Shows and Installations: Unity Church Dallas, Dallas Public Library, The Cedars Gallery, Starbucks (Wilshire Heights), Dallas Bathhouse Cultural Center (Dia De Los Muertos)

- Art Donations: Jill Allison Bryan's "Infinite Possibilities ~ A Night of Music, Art & Women Helping Women," Chase's Place Special Needs School (Dallas), Mockingbird Elementary (DISD), Greenland Hills UMC Missions, Dallas Resource Center (LGBTQIA+ Services & Assistance)

- Panel Participant, "Who Does She Think She Is?" screening, Pamela Tanner Boll and Nancy C. Kennedy's inspiring documentary about artists who are mothers, Deep Ellum, Dallas

LEADERSHIP AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH:

- Spiritual Lesson-Creator and Group Leader, "Zuzu's Petals: Women's Spirituality Group," (GHUMC, Dallas, Texas)

- Informing and lifting the aging community and their loved ones through speaking engagements

BLOGS:

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