Jerry Sue Thornton is the Chief Executive Officer of Dream Catcher Educational Consulting. In this role, Thornton heads a firm that provides coaching and professional development for newly selected college and university presidents.

community college in northeast Ohio. Thornton, was recognized by Cuyahoga Community College with the title of President Emeritus, a scholarship and a center bearing her name. Previously, Thornton served as the President of Lakewood Community College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.

Thornton also participates in a number of civic, educational, health care and other non-profit organizations, being a Board member of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Mandel Foundation, and