Cynthia Mowery has lived in UP since 1988, and raised both sons, Michael and David, here in this warm and supportive community. She retired from her position as Director of Finance at Friends Community School, a Quaker independent school in College Park. Prior to that role, she was senior research analyst at the investment consulting firm, Cambridge Associates, she founded the museum shop at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and she was the owner of a small business that supplied book and paper conservation materials to rare book libraries and museums. Cynthia has a B.S. from Georgetown University.