Workshops & Speaking

I cultivate curiosity through culture.

I’ve run multiple workshops on arts marketing, outreach, and partnerships and was one of the first to pioneer digital marketing for Los Angeles theaters and nonprofits. 

20+ years in Arts Education: New York City, Los Angeles, Beijing

10+ years in Digital Literacy & Online Safety for Families

Current Workshops & Speaking Engagements Offered

Digital Literacy for 6+, families

Digital Literacy for Educators

College Prep / Essay Editing

Live YouTube Reviews & Q&As

Developmental Editor – Nonfiction

YouTube Safety for Young Creators

Make it Work as a Working/Work-at-Home-Parent

The Power of Words: Kids Media Literacy 101

(2020-present)

Arts Communications

A group of seven individuals stands in two rows outdoors, smiling together. They are in front of a stone wall with greenery and flowers in the background.

Communications Collaborator for ecosystem of consultants

Creative Evolutions

A group of eight individuals poses together in a theater setting, smiling in front of a light green backdrop.

Trainings & Speaking Engagements

Cindy stands in front of a crowd, presenting a workshop

Empower LA

Contracted w/ City of Los Angeles

trained neighborhood councilmembers on outreach

2009-2012

Cindy on a panel with Los Angeles activists like Ed Begley Jr.

SAG/AFTRA Foundation

Living car-free in Los Angeles

Taming of the Screens:

Digital Literacy through Curiosity and Context Clues

(May 2025-present)

Educational Events

A woman with glasses stands at a microphone reading from a piece of paper during an event.

Jingkids International Conference

The Landscape of Early Education in Beijing, Moderator

A group of individuals, including children wearing red shirts, gather around a large map of the world. Two adults are holding the map while the children are seated and engaging with the material.

“The goal of writers like me is to leave people smarter when they end the page than they were when they started the page.”

Xe Iaso, Senior Technophilosopher