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Education
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Cynthia (Cindy) Capps

Cynthia (Cindy) Capps

Lynchburg,VA

Summary

Energetic Community Liaison bringing nearly 30 years of community contribution to fulfill the role of Director of Education and Community Outreach. Strong academic background in Family and Community Studies with a foundation in local community resources. Highly skilled in public speaking with aptitude for event coordination and community networking.

Work History

Community Liaison

SeaQuest Lynchburg
10.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for building engagement and cultivating relationships between the aquarium and the community and for communicating relevant information about policies, programs and services available to the community.
  • Managing and enhancing the aquarium's public relations to help maintain a positive reputation within the community.
  • Creating and implementing successful educational and outreach programs that encourage local residents to engage with the aquarium.
  • Developing strong ties within the community while working to establish trust and mutual respect between the community and the aquarium, and serve as a point of contact for feedback and queries.
  • Understanding and serving diverse communities.
  • Advocating for the community as well to educate the aquarium team on community concerns while ensuring no issues are overlooked.

Coordinator of Extended Learning

Lynchburg City Schools
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Assessed the current needs and educational gaps within the elementary and middle schools within the district.
  • Communicated with teachers and administration and recommend potential programs based on their students' needs.
  • Designed, developed and implemented innovative programs that were specifically targeted at bridging the Achievement Gap to help students reach their maximum potential.

Education and Program Coordinator

SeaQuest Lynchburg/River Ridge Mall
07.2019 - 11.2021
  • Primary contact for public and private school teachers/administration and home-schooling families to schedule and execute field trips and educational programs
  • Primary contact for scheduling and execution of private events
  • Provided ongoing training for site staff in conducting field trips and other educational programs
  • Assisted with marketing, grant writing and social media content
  • Created and developed the 10-week curriculum for the company’s nationwide STEM camp program, to include a combination of in-person and virtual experiences
  • Served as Education Team Coordinator for the on-going development of education coordinators at 8 other sites nationwide.

EIRI (Early Intervention Reading Initiative) Teaching Assistant

Lynchburg City Schools
08.2017 - 06.2019
  • Partnered with Title I teachers to remediate and provide intervention for students struggling with phonics and reading skills
  • Facilitated small groups of students (3-6 per group) in grades kindergarten through fifth grade daily
  • Collaborated with classroom teachers to identify specific skills to reinforce with each group
  • Created lesson plans and develop resources for use with each group and grade level.

Senior Teacher A; Online English Teacher

51 Talk English International Inc.
10.2016 - 08.2017
  • Taught English to students, age 5-adult, residing in Beijing, China via an interactive video platform (1:1)
  • Curriculum included grammar, spelling and basic reading
  • Maintained an overall service score of 99.5% (as evaluated by parents and students) and ranked in top 20% of teachers in the company.

Director of Youth Development and Association Program Lead, Achievement Gap Programs

YMCA of Central Virginia
04.2015 - 07.2016
  • Responsibilities included raising funds as well as awareness (locally) for Achievement Gap programming, the YMCA’s nation-wide literacy and math-focused initiative for low-income children entering grades 1-3 who read below grade level
  • Served as Site Director Supervisor for all Summer Learning Loss Prevention (SLLP) and Power Scholars Academy Camp (PSAC) school sites - (3 sites in 2015 and 4 sites in 2016)
  • Responsible for developing community partnerships, researching and applying for grants, recruiting and hiring certified teachers and support staff (food service, enrichment, etc.), recruiting and training volunteers, maintaining Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Social Services Childcare Licensing requirements at each site and in each program, planning weekly menus for breakfast, lunch and snack, purchasing food and supplies, scheduling enrichment activities and field trips and creating and implementing an after-school program for the SLLP students during the school year (including recruiting, hiring and training of staff and volunteers)
  • Assisted in marketing, planning and implementing enrichment activities and STEM programming for 10 YMCA After-School Programs
  • Conducted staff trainings and in-services for those programs as well.

Program Coordinator

Phelps Family KIDZ Gym
04.2012 - 08.2015
  • Supervised 15-20 part-time staff implementing physical fitness and health/nutritional education activities in a state-of-the-art, fully interactive environment for children ages 5-17
  • Responsibilities included creating and teaching children’s fitness classes, supervising children during activities, teaching educational components for children/families, providing excellent customer service to children and their parents/caregivers, educating parents/caregivers in use of IdentAKid check-in system, recruiting and training volunteers, creating monthly staff schedules and a yearly department budget, planning and leading monthly staff in-service trainings and the production of Healthy Kids Day, an annual YMCA initiative to educate families on healthy lifestyle choices for nearly 300 community visitors.

Home Economics Teacher

Lynchburg (Liberty) Christian Academy
01.1995 - 06.1998
  • Taught home economics to male and female students in grades 5 and 6 and 8-12; averaging 70-80 students per semester.
  • Responsible for developing weekly lesson plans for six class periods of instruction.
  • Created the entire curriculum, scope and sequence and learning objectives for seven different academic courses.
  • Constructed all assessment tools for all courses, including quizzes, tests, exams and projects.

Education

Environmental Science -

Sophia Strategic Learning, LLC
01.2020

Graduate Education coursework -

Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, VA
01.1995

Graduate Education coursework -

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
01.1995

B.S., Family & Community Studies (Human Ecology) - Family And Consumer Sciences Education

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
01.1993

Skills

  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Public Speaking
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Community Engagement
  • Cross-cultural understanding

Certification

  • Collegiate Professional Teaching License - Virginia Department of Education - renews June 30, 2031
  • Verified Certificate, Hospitality and Tourism Industry -University System of Maryland - issued November 2023
  • Proficient in Google Suite applications, Word, Excel, Power Point and social media
  • Extensive experience with Daxko Operations, Daxko Accounting software, AI applications, Woo Commerce, Paylocity, LightSpeed, Korona and Roller software.


Accomplishments

Native and lifelong Lynchburg, VA resident in love with her community.
100% People-person.
DISC Personality Profile "High I", Enneagram Type 7 and ESFP personality type.
Passionate about education, having served children and parents in the classrooms of both public and private schools.
Helped spearhead Achievement Gap Programming in Central VA in 2015 with the YMCA of Central VA.
Save Our Schools-LCS and Save Sandusky Elementary School Advocate.
Rotarian, The Rotary Club of Lynchburg.
Nominated for "Best Civic Leader", 2025 "Best of" Lynchburg Awards.
Board Member, CASA of Central Virginia.
Current member of Leadership Lynchburg 47.

Timeline

Community Liaison

SeaQuest Lynchburg
10.2022 - Current

Coordinator of Extended Learning

Lynchburg City Schools
11.2021 - 06.2022

Education and Program Coordinator

SeaQuest Lynchburg/River Ridge Mall
07.2019 - 11.2021

EIRI (Early Intervention Reading Initiative) Teaching Assistant

Lynchburg City Schools
08.2017 - 06.2019

Senior Teacher A; Online English Teacher

51 Talk English International Inc.
10.2016 - 08.2017

Director of Youth Development and Association Program Lead, Achievement Gap Programs

YMCA of Central Virginia
04.2015 - 07.2016

Program Coordinator

Phelps Family KIDZ Gym
04.2012 - 08.2015

Home Economics Teacher

Lynchburg (Liberty) Christian Academy
01.1995 - 06.1998

Environmental Science -

Sophia Strategic Learning, LLC

Graduate Education coursework -

Lynchburg College

Graduate Education coursework -

Liberty University

B.S., Family & Community Studies (Human Ecology) - Family And Consumer Sciences Education

Liberty University

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