She is one of the directors for the annual Montessori and City Adolescent Conference (MACA). Previously, Cynthia taught literature, theater, and fine arts in the Chicago Public Schools for grades 5-12. She also collaborated with other educators through Northeastern University to coauthor a comprehensive arts curriculum, published in 2010, for kindergarten through eighth grade. She completed the NAMTA/AMI Montessori Orientation to Adolescent Studies and is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University.