Presenter

Cynde Cerf

Marketing and Communication Coordinator, Chandler Center for the Arts

Cynde Cerf's career has revolved around serving her community as a public relations, marketing and communications professional for more than 20 years. She has served in a senior staff role for two Arizona nonprofits and is currently overseeing marketing and communication at the Chandler Center for the Arts in the Chandler, Arizona, a growing, affluent city in the Phoenix Metro Area and considered the southwest's hub for innovation and technology. Her expertise includes media relations, crisis communications, fundraising, event management, internal communications, public affairs, digital advertising, CRM management, website creation/management, social media and strategic content creation. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Public Relations, a minor in Political Science, from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and her Masters of Mass Communication from Arizona State University. She has served on a number of nonprofit boards that work to make her community a better place. She loves travel, live music, art and museums, especially when she shares these experiences with her seven-year-old son. She happily spreads the word about the arts and culture experiences available in the city she calls home. Simply said, she has her dream job.