Cindy graduated from ETSU with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Marketing) and a Master of Arts in Teaching. She worked several years in Nashville for a major Christian record label and then spent over a decade as a merchandising rep for a music distributor working out of Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. More recently she has owned an exotic bird store and spent time doing rescue work for Brussels Griffons. Her musical interests are varied and she sings and plays several instruments.