Cindy is back at Friends of the North Fork as the Program Director, previously serving as the Education Coordinator for 12 years until 2020.

For 17 years, Cindy served as a National Team Leader for Fire Prevention Education Teams and as a Public Information Officer at wildfire incidents nationwide. and more recently as the Virginia Project Learning Tree Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Her background includes work as a park ranger for federal, state and historical parks, including several Virginia State Parks and New Market Battlefield. And she was a Fire Prevention Educator in various roles for the Virginia Department of Forestry for 14 years. She has an undergraduate degree in Forest Resources Management from Virginia Tech.

With her home pottery studio in Woodstock, Virginia, she is a licensed vendor for the U.S. Forest Service to make Smokey Bear Pottery as Beartree Company. She is also the owner of Cinder, a future Fire Education Canine, and a volunteer at Woodstock Fire Department.