Cynthia formerly served as the Program Chair for the GOLD Lactation Online Conference, Education Manager for the International Lactation Consultant Association, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Midwifery at Bastyr University, where she taught counseling skills, and Associate Professor at Parkland College, where she taught psychology and statistics.
She previously served as the Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and Program Manager for JUUstice Washington, developing and implementing its strategic EDI plan and developing and delivering EDI training. She has lived biculturally and bilingually (English and Farsi) for over 30 years. Her experience with cross-cultural living, therapy, and research allows her to work respectfully and effectively with people who have various cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, abilities, sizes, beliefs, and life circumstances.
Cynthia also enjoys writing, practicing Taekwondo, gardening, hiking, and sharing life with her family in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the United States.