Cindy lives in Taos, New Mexico where she is a writer, life coach, and consultant. She writes about nature, hiking, health, history and culture as a freelance columnist for The Taos News and is the author of two books about nature, including the Taos Hiking Guide (Nighthawk Press, 2015).  She offers personal coaching and organizational  and housing consulting. 

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She works with people to help them achieve their dreams. Recent successes include one client who has published a story in a prestigious journal, another who has gotten a job that is perfect for them, and a client who is opening a business. 

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As a housing consultant, Cindy works with communities to help them increase their supply of affordable housing for their residents. 

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At the University of New Mexico - Taos, Cindy earned a certificate in Holistic Health and Healing Arts. She reached the Third Degree of Reiki training - Master level. In her studies, she focused on health coaching and received additional life coach training to qualify her to work with people making transitions in their lives. Cindy has completed a nine course training program on shamanistic healing practices with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and is incorporating shamanic healing into her life coaching practice. 

 

Cindy taught at the University of Colorado’s College of Architecture and Planning – both housing policy and a class she developed called Real World Planning, which covered the skills and knowledge needed to get projects done. She received a B.A. in International Affairs (political science, history, language) from CU-Boulder, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. At the University of Colorado - Denver, she studied in the Masters of Urban Planning program. 

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She worked in local government in Colorado for more than 25 years as a transportation planner, affordable housing developer, and housing advisor and has continued to work with communities who seek to create more housing that is affordable and an asset to the community. 

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