Cynthia Cindy Elder

Cynthia “Cindy” Elder ’87 serves as Executive Director of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust and a grant writer for several nonprofit organizations. Prior to this position, she served as Chief of Business Development for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management in the Division of Parks and Recreation. Cindy has devoted most of her career to service in nonprofit organizations, including roles as executive director of Coggeshall Farm Museum and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Rhode Island. She also served as Director of Communications for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and Hospice of Central Florida. Earlier in her career, she worked as a newspaper, radio and television reporter. While at Roger Williams, Cindy completed a double major in Career Writing and Creative Writing, which she credits for her ability to succeed in a variety of communications positions. She also earned a master of public affairs degree from Brown University in 2014. Cindy is a published poet, now working on her first book of historical fiction.