REDF Staff
Managing Director
Cynthia is senior advisor to REDF’s employment programs and she oversees its leadership, innovation and impact program initiatives. She ensures that through development and dissemination of practical tools, as well as with its publishing and public speaking, REDF shares best practices developed in its unique engaged philanthropic work.
In addition to her work at REDF, Cynthia has provided training in business management to hundreds of urban entrepreneurs, and has served on a variety of for-profit and nonprofit boards, including the Board and Loan Committee of the Northern California Community Loan Fund. Prior to joining REDF, Cynthia managed businesses in book distribution, retail clothing, health products and light manufacturing. She served as Operating General Partner of Terranomics Ventures, a San Francisco venture capital firm. She holds a BS in Finance and an MBA from George Washington University. She plays the fiddle and divides her time between San Francisco and the Mendocino Coast.
