About Cindy - Professional

Education:

• Oklahoma State University - BS in Journalism and Broadcasting
• Tulsa Community College - Associates Degree in Liberal Arts
• University of Delaware - Business and Marketing
• Lewes High School (now Cape Henlopen High School)

Publication Credits:

• Oklahoma Living Magazine -
  • Chisholm Trail Heritage Center (December 2013)
  • Power and Wisdom (GirlPower-WiseGuys) (August 2013)
  • Exchanging Cultures(August 2012)
  • Rob's Ranch: Where Hope Begins (Page 12, June 2012)
  • Retirement: Time to Ham It Up (May 2012)
  • Best of Oklahoma (Jan. 2012)
  • Homeschooling Trends (August 2011)
• Old Schoolhouse Magazine
  • Going Back to School with My Kids (Nov-Dec 2013)
  • Mentoring Entrepreneurs (Sept-Oct 2013)
  • God's Big Blue Supermarket (June 2013)
  • Teaching Writing as a Profession (Feb 2013)
  • Planes, Trains, Ships and Automobiles (Jan 2013)
  • Forensic Scientist Interview Article (2007)
  • Travel Article (2007)
  • Hometown Heroes Article (2007)
  • Homeschooling the High Schooler - Contributing Author
  • World War I Unit Study
  • Chicken Little's Guide to Unit Studies (2012)
• Tulsa Repeater Organization Newsletter Editor (2011)
• iPhone Life Magazine
• Best iPad Cases: iPhone Life Buyer's Guide (Fall 2010)
• Busy Baby Boomer's Life (Fall 2009)
• Best Apps of 2009 (Winter 2009)
• Ozarks Farm & Family
  • A Life Passion and Family Affair (June 2010)
• Association of Women in Communication
  • How Can Blogs Help Communicators (2009)
• Informer Magazine
  • Reading Readiness (2008)
  • Transcripts: Making the Most of Extracurricular Activities (2007)
  • Finding LIving Books (2004)
• MEND Pregnancy Center
  • Sample Article (2006)
• The Checklist (2005)
• Oklahoma Scrapbook (2006)
• Oklahoma History Online Course (2005)

Awards:

• Best Tourism Feature: Tenkiller Lake(Award of Excellence) - Okies 2012
• Best Lead: Rob's Ranch-Where Hope Begins (Award of Merit) - Okies 2012
• Best News Feature: Exchanging Cultures (Award of Merit) - Okies 2012

Cindy's Web Sites, Blogs and Social Networking:

• Blog: Cindy Downes
• Pinterest: Cindy Downes
• Facebook: Cindy Downes
• Twitter: Cindy Downes
• LinkedIn
• Oklahoma Homeschool Website (2005-current)
• How to Homeschool Today Website (closed)
• Pink HAMsters (Ham Radio - closed)
• EmptyNestMom Goes to College Blog (2007-2009)
• How Do I Teach . . . ? Blog (2008-2011)

Other Blogs and Websites

• Tulsa Council of the Blind website (created and maintained until 2017)
• Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club website (currently maintains this website)

Book and Product Reviewer:

• VINE (Top 2000) Book Reviewer for Amazon.com (5 years)

Interviews and Speaking Credits:

• Featured on Channel 17, Joy in the Morning, TBN, June 2013
• Guest Lecturer - Self-Publishing/Social Media Marketing: Tulsa Community College
• Featured in OETA's Stateline.
• Featured on Good Morning America as Empty Nest Mom Heads Back to College
  • OSU Photo-ad of GMA and Cindy Downes (pdf) (Video on my Blog)
• Speaker - Homeschool Topics: OCHEC Convention, Apple Tree, and Martin-East Library.
• Interviewed on Homeschool Talk Radio
• Featured in the Old Schoolhouse Magazine
• Featured in iPhone Life magazine.

Memberships (past and present):

• ARRL
• Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club
• Broken Arrow Historical Society
• Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI)
• Oklahoma Historical Society
• Phi Theta Kappa
• Sisters in Crime.
• Sisters in Crime - Guppies.
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
• SCBWI Oklahoma Chapter
• Toastmasters
• Tulsa Historical Society
• Tulsa Night Writers (TNW)
• Tulsa Repeater Organization (Public Relations Chair)

Tutoring Services

• Private
• Cornerstone Tutorial Center (2012-2017)

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