is an author, collaborative writer, and speaker. She owned an award-winning bookstore before expanding into leadership roles in distribution, editorial, and publishing with such companies as Ingram, Simon & Schuster, and Zondervan where she served as vice president and associate publisher. As a collaborative writer, Cindy has co-authored twelve books. A sought-after speaker at Christian writers' conferences and a keynote speaker at prolife events, she and her husband, Dave have six children and ten grandchildren and live in Michigan where she loves to sink her toes into the sugary sand along the stunning beaches of Lake Michigan.