Background
Thornhill, Girgus Signe Daughter of Andrew and Carol (Callahan) Girgus.
Thornhill, Girgus Signe Daughter of Andrew and Carol (Callahan) Girgus.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 1972. Postgraduate, George Washington University, Washington, 1996. Postgraduate in 19th American Decorative Arts, Parsons School Design, Washington, 1999.
Interior designer W & J Sloane Inc., Washington, 1972-1976. Exhibit design museum aid Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Discovery Children's Rm, 1974. Interior designer General Services Administration Special Projects Division, 1976-1978.
Sole staff interior designer Executive Office of President, The White House, since 1978, associate director facilities management, 1993-1995, senior preservation and facilities officer, 1995—2001, interior design & preservation manager, 2001—2007, Siggy Thornhill Interiors, LLC, since 2007. Design liaison Presidential Boxes, Kennedy Center, Washington, 1978-2007. 2007; EOP Liaison National Gallery of Art in selection of fine art for Cabinet Rank White House Staff, 1978-2007.
Facilities manager Presidential Inaugural Committee, Washington, 1985. Design consultant Ronald Reagan Retirement Office, Los Angeles, 1989, George Bush Retirement Office, Houston, 1992. Guest lecturer Old Executive Office Building Docent Committee.
Volunteer Charlottesville VA Design Marathon -- Non-Profit Design Support, 2008—2009, Episcopal Church Choir, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 2008, Historic Paramount Theater, Charlottesville, since 2009. Member of Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior League Charlotteville, American Society Interior Designers.
Married Edward Jenkins Rhea, October 7, 1989 (divorced 1997). Stepchildren: Alexander J., Jean Edwin M., Kenneth A. Married C. Gordon Thornhill Junior, 2002 (divorced 2008).
1 stepchild Brittany S.