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Guest Speaker: Cindy Coney
Date: November 11, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The Lupus Foundation of America is proud to present live moderated chats, featuring the nation's leading experts in lupus. This is your opportunity to ask a question and learn more about lupus from thought leaders in a number of medical disciplines associated with lupus.
The LFA welcomes Ms. Cindy Coney. Cindy Coney is a nationally recognized speaker and educator. She holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and is a Certified Prevention Professional. For over 25 years, Cindy led a non-profit agency which developed health and prevention programs. Under her leadership, the agency grew from a locally based non-profit to a nationally recognized organization. The programs received the highest designation possible by the federal government and were implemented in over 3,500 school systems across the country.
In 2006, Cindy founded Monarch Training and Consulting, LLC. Drawing on her vast experience as a trainer and a consultant in education and health she has continued to work with organizations to build quality training programs, develop curriculum for schools and design infrastructure to ensure sustainability of health and prevention programs. She also consults with non-profit organizations in Leadership, Board Development and Diversifying Revenue Streams. She was recently selected as a national trainer in School Health by the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cindy is adept at Social Marketing and has the skills and ability to deeply understand the needs of target audiences and design the structure and programs to meet and support those needs.
Over 25 years ago, Cindy was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The illness has created in her a tremendous zest for living life fully and helping others do the same. Since her diagnosis, she has driven a race car 122 mph, flown in a hot air balloon and jumped from a moving train in Morocco! She is currently the Vice President of the Board of the Lupus Foundation of America. Cindy enjoys spending time with her two grown daughters and her husband, and walking their 2 Wheaten Terriers around the neighborhood.
Participating in a Live Chat
Upcoming Chats
- November 23, 2009 -- Medication Adherence
Sam Lim, M.D.
- December 9, 2009 -- Medications
Graciela Alarcon, M.D.
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