This document is a resume for Cynthia Mindell, a writer and editor based in Westport, Connecticut. Over her career spanning back to 1994, she has specialized in deadline-driven writing projects for organizations like the Federation for Jewish Philanthropy and JHL Ledger Publications. She has extensive experience writing for publications, marketing campaigns, and grant applications. The resume lists her positions, responsibilities, and accomplishments in detail over two pages.

1. Cynthia Mindell
versatile writer & editor specializing in deadline-driven projects
10 Saugatuck Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 505-5406
cynthia.mindell@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Federation for Jewish Philanthropy, ​Westport, CT —
Marketing Associate
JANUARY 2007 - PRESENT
Team-write donor solicitations, grant applications, marketing
campaigns, and social-media messaging to meet fundraising, outreach,
and corporate sponsorship objectives.
Co-edit monthly e-newsletter.
JHL Ledger Publications, ​Westport, CT — ​Staff Writer
FEBRUARY 2006 - PRESENT
Have sourced and written 2,000+ articles​on politics, arts, scholarship,
and human interest for the ​Connecticut Jewish Ledger​.
See select catalog of interviews on Page 2.
Several articles reprinted and/or quoted ​by ​Jewish News Service​,
Algemeiner​, ​Mosaic​, ​Middle East Forum Campus Watch​, ​World War II
Foundation​, ​San Diego Jewish World​, ​Louis D. Brandeis Center
“Danbury’s Lake Waubeeka: The Town that Jewish Firefighters Built”
reprinted in ​A History of Jewish Connecticut: Mensches, Migrants and
Mitzvahs​, edited by Betty N. Hoffman (The History Press, 2010)
Over The Top Marketing​, ​LLC, ​West Hartford, CT —
Freelance Writer
JUNE 2005 - FEBRUARY 2006
Monroe County Legislature, ​Rochester, NY​​—
Director of Communications, Democratic Caucus
FEBRUARY 2003 - DECEMBER 2004
Coordinated and disseminated media releases, position papers,
legislative proposals, and newspaper op-eds for 13-member Minority
caucus.
Edited all outgoing documents from 5-member staff.
With Staff Director, developed message-driven media campaigns and
coordinated press conferences.
City Newspaper​, ​Rochester, NY​​— ​Senior Writer
MAY 2001 - FEBRUARY 2003
Wrote 100+ articles on local and county government, and feature stories
on local culture.
Wrote and edited regular continuing-education supplement.
SKILLS
Clear and compelling writing
in a variety of genres
Ability to synthesize content
and message
Productivity under pressure
Meticulous research and
interviewing
Self-directed and
collaborative work styles
AWARDS
New York Press Association
Better Newspaper Contest,
2001:​3rd Place, Feature
Story, “Into the Woods:
Vietnam Veterans and the
Medicine of Nature,” ​City
Newspaper​, Rochester, NY
Gallipoli Peninsula Peace
Park (Turkey) International
Ideas and Design
Competition, 1998:
Honorable Mention Award
(3-person team)
LANGUAGES
Fluent ​Hebrew
Proficient ​French

2. Novation Learning Systems, Inc.,​Rochester, NY —
Editor / Instructional Writer
FEBRUARY 1997 - JULY 2000
Founding co-editor of ​Writer On Line ​web- and e-magazine.
Developed “Dreampack” CD-ROM series and accompanying
instructional materials.
Created the ​Writer’s Internet Resource Guide ​online resource.
Managed product orders and customer-service inquiries.
Freelance Consultant, ​Rochester, NY
AUGUST 1994 - AUGUST 1996
Design, writing, survey, and clerical services for:
Landmark Society of Western New York
Fischer-Shortz Landscape Associates (Macedon)
Positive Environments Interior Design Studio
Joan Lanier Garden Design (Mendon)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Interns for Peace, ​Israel​— ​Project Developer
AUGUST 1984 - AUGUST 1986
Worked with Jewish and Arab community groups and schools in the
Galilee region on collaborative programs fostering coexistence.
EDUCATION
Cornell University, ​Ithaca, NY — ​MA
JANUARY 1995
Published thesis: ​Remnant-Witness: A Design for the Cemetery at the Willard
Psychiatric Center
Bryn Mawr College, ​Bryn Mawr, PA — ​BA
MAY 1984

3. PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS / ARTICLES (PARTIAL LIST)
ACADEMIA
Leon Botstein (president, Bard College; musicologist)
Deborah Lipstadt (scholar)
Jonathan D. Sarna (scholar)
Ruth Wisse (scholar)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Josh Aronson (documentary film director)
Nathan Englander (author)
Delia Ephron (author/screenwriter)
Judy Gold (comedian)
Arnon Goldfinger (Israeli filmmaker)
Marion Grodin (comedian)
Sheldon Harnick (lyricist, ​Fiddler on the Roof​)
Jessica Hecht (actor)
Dara Horn (novelist)
Oren Jacoby (documentary filmmaker)
Ron Leshem (Israeli TV producer, ​Homeland​)
Peter Max (artist)
Bella Meyer (granddaughter of Marc Chagall)
Aner Preminger (Israeli filmmaker/film scholar)
Kara Sundlun (author/TV anchor)
Ilie Wacs (fashion designer)
DIPLOMACY / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS / LAW
Dr. Marc Benhuri (former advisor to the Shah of Iran
and Pres. Ronald Reagan)
Thomas Buergenthal (former judge, International Court of Justice)
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner (founder, Shurat HaDin Israeli Law Center)
Yoram Ettinger (former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.)
Raanan Gissin (former senior advisor to Israeli PM Ariel Sharon)
David Harris (executive director, American Jewish Committee)
Aaron Jacob (former Israeli ambassador to the UN)
Michael Kassen (former president, AIPAC)
Joel H. Rosenthal (president, Carnegie Council for Ethics in
International Affairs)
Seth Waxman (41st U.S. Solicitor General)
MEDIA
Steven Brodner (political cartoonist)
Gary Rosenblatt (editor, ​The Jewish Week​)
Gil Hoffman (​Jerusalem Post​chief political correspondent/analyst)
Marlene Sanders (pioneer TV correspondent)
MEDICINE / SCIENCE / INNOVATION
Edward Cohen (engineer, 1986 Statue of Liberty renovation)
Dr. Leonard Flom (inductee, National Inventors Hall of Fame)
Dr. Yaqub Hanna (Palestinian-Israeli stem-cell researcher)
RELIGION
Anat Hoffman (director, Israeli Religious Action Center)
Sally Priesand (first-ever ordained woman rabbi)
Rabbi Abraham Skorka (advisor to Pope Francis)