Carol Barnwell

Carol E. Barnwell is communication director for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and editor of the diocese’s quarterly magazine Diolog. Carol oversees a comprehensive office of communication for the diocese and its 151 congregations, and is responsible for media relations and all projects in web, video and print. Barnwell is past-president of the national Episcopal Communicator’s and currently serves on the national board of Episcopal Church Visual Arts and the national Advisory Committee for Episcopal Relief and Development.

An award winning writer, photographer and producer, Barnwell has served on the press teams for the Church’s national triennial Conventions and the global gathering of Anglican bishops held every 10 years. Her images have appeared in the New York Times, The Houston Chronicle and The Living Church Magazine among others. As executive producer, Carol received a Platinum Aurora Award for best in show for The Discovery Series. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s in communication from the University of St. Thomas, Houston.

Carol spends time at the Bone Yard, a brew pub and dog park, with her fabulous coonhounds, Gracie and Lola and fly fishes whenever the opportunity presents itself. Her current work is on exhibit at the EDOT Gallery.