About

Cynthia has enjoyed a colorful career in the creative arts. As a writer for children's television, she worked with such luminaries as The Muppets' Jim Henson and Marvel's Stan Lee. She held staff positions at legendary animation studios Hanna-Barbera and Marvel and freelanced for Disney and DIC. Her produced work was seen on NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, and in syndication. 

Her writing and show-running credits include such iconic programs as Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, The Snorks, The Jetsons, The Moondreamers... 

    ...and the animated Fraggle Rock.

In live-action, she co-wrote the story for the special "Dog City" episode of The Jim Henson Hour television show for which Jim won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in A Variety or Music Program. The show inspired an animated spin-off series of the same name and was released on DVD as Dog City: The Movie. 

She also co-wrote the Warner Bros. cult classic comedy motion picture, Class Act, which stars the popular rap duo, Kid 'n' Play. 

Cynthia is the author of In Praise of the Smaller Life, an interactive jounal in which she shares memories and musings about living a creative life that's focused close to home. Chapters are devoted to art, music, cooking, sewing, and more, with blank journal pages following each. She hopes you'll be inspired to fill the pages with your thoughts and drawings.

Other titles by Cynthia: The Story of You, a blank journal with intro about a new way to approach writing your autobiography; Sorting It Out: One Disorganized Woman Solves the Problem of Too Much Stuff, uncluttering from a different point of view; and a  22-page Kindle Short titled, "How to Get Dressed without Driving Yourself Crazy."

For over 30 years, Cynthia has been an award-winning artist, exhibiting oil paintings, pen and pencil drawings, hand-tinted photographs, and installations in gallery and museum shows. Her colorful, geometric digital drawings are inspired by her background in animation and music. (Early in her career, Cynthia was a singer and songwriter.) This drawing is titled, "Take the 'A' Train," after a jazz standard written by Billy Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. Find it in her online gallery.

In 2007, Cynthia became a commentator, then a host/producer for "Experience Talks," a weekly public radio show that aired through 2019 on KPFK-FM Los Angeles and other Pacifica Network stations in California. She continued through January, 2025, as the Websites & Social Media Manager for the non-profit that produced the show.

Cynthia is a proud member of the University of Denver Pioneer Alumni Legends Society, holding BA and MA degrees from 1970 and 1971.