Cynthia with Connie Ning - Techer, Philanthropist, International Activist

Education:Northwestern UniversityBS 1967Northwestern University Medical SchoolRPT 1967 (physical therapy)University of Northern ColoradoMA Counseling 1986Karl Menninger Clinic, Diploma in Marriage and Family Therapy, 1988Work ExperienceSocial worker, 1986-88, FRIENDS FOR ALL CHILDREN, internationaladoption agency, Denver, COPrivate Practice Marriage and Family Therapist 1988-1993Co-Founder, THE FRIENDSHIP BRIDGE 1988President, Board of Directors 1988-2003International development organization with many projects inVietnam and Guatemala. Creating women’s microcredit plus non-formal education organizations in Vietnam (5000 borrowers 1993-2000) andGuatemala (1998-2007) continues today to operate with 20,000 familieswww.friendshipbridge.orgCo-Founder, STARFISH ONE BY ONE (rebranded today as MAIA IMPACTPresident, Board of Directors 2007-2015Guatemala 6 year program for selected rural Mayan adolescent girls withscholarships, mentorship and leadership training. 250 high school graduateswww.maiaimpact.orgCo-Founder, Quetzal University Scholarship Program6 year program for university students in local Guatemala universities,Combined with scholarships, mentorship, internship and job placementCurrently 44 students in this program.www.quetzalfund.orgCo-Founder, EVERGREEN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITYBoard member 2010-2013Community programs in recycling, environmental education,two community gardens, community composting, zero waste eventswww.easy4u.orgHonors:2002 received VINCENTIAN CENTER for SPIRITUALITYAND WORK “Bridge Builders Award”, Denver, CO2003 OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF THE YEAR, The West Chamber ofJefferson County Lakewood, CO2016 EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL HEALTH, University of ColoradoCenter for Global Health, Aurora, COLecturerRegis University, College of Arts and Sciences, Global PovertyUniversity of Colorado, School of EngineeringUniversity of Denver-Joseph Korbel Graduate School of International Studies