Cynthia is a Legal and Human Resources Professional and Business Management Professor. She is the President & Founder of Baldwin Rise Advisory Services. She is also International Legal Counsel and Chief Human Resources Officer at JMW Consultants Inc. She serves on the Faculty at University of Bridgeport/Goodwin University and Western Governors University. Cynthia teaches undergraduate and graduate business management courses and also conducts regular seminars and workshops on various human resources topics, business ethics and compliance, soft skills, career strategies, negotiation, and conflict resolution. She earned a Juris Doctor from University of Connecticut School of Law and a Master of Science in Business Ethics and Compliance from New England College of Business. Cynthia acquired a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from University of Connecticut. She is a life-long learner, achieving a Negotiation Mastery Certificate from Harvard Business School Online as well as completing Scholar-Practitioner Training and Development - Bridge Certificate Program from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-AACSB.