Cyndi is a full-time lecturer at the International Center for Studies in Creativity where she obtained her Master's of Science degree. She is a former professional actress, and toured eighty-nine cities in the United States.She has taught mime, dance, improv, and musical theatre to kids ages 4-18. She also has choreographed several high school productions. She is currently integrating her work in theatre with her knowledge in Creativity, Change Leadership and Creative Problem Solving. She co-chaired the Creativity Symposium for the International Child Art Festival held in Washington, DC this past September. From this symposium, she has gathered data and is currently working on research around what helps/hinders children's creativity.

This preliminary data was recently presented at the International Arts and Humanities Conference in Hawaii.