CINDY McMAHON

Cindy McMahon

Ms. McMahon provides Construction Management and Supervision, as well as public process design and facilitation services to our clients. She proved herself eminently capable of this role during her time at the YWCA of Asheville. As its Director of Operations, she oversaw the successful renovation and expansion of the facility, working closely with the architect, the contractor and subcontractors, the YWCA staff and volunteers, and the inspectors to ensure that the job was completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.

EDUCATION:
Duke University, Durham, NC, Certificate in Nonprofit Management, 2003
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Masters Degree in English, 1991
Guilford College, Greensboro, NC, Bachelors Degree in English and Philosophy, 1988

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS & AFFILIATIONS:
Housing Authority of the City of Asheville, Commissioner, 2006 – present
First Congregational United Church of Christ Building Committee, Member, 2004 - 2005
United Way of Asheville & Buncombe County Outcomes Review Team, Member, 2004 – present
Spark Consulting, Owner, 2004 – present
YWCA of Asheville, NC, Director of Operations, 1999-2004
Education Coalition, Asheville, NC, Vice-Chair, 2003-04
Junior League of Asheville Community Advisory Board, Member, 2003-05
Center for Participatory Change, WNC, Treasurer, 2001-2004; President, 2004 – 2005
Leadership Asheville, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2001
United Way Volunteer Center, Asheville, NC, Coordinator, 1998
Literacy South, Durham, NC, Member, Board of Directors, 1997
United Way of Orange County, Chapel Hill, NC, Board Chair, 1995-96
Orange County Literacy Council, Carrboro, NC, Executive Director, 1994-97
Orange County Commission for Women, Hillsborough, NC, Member, 1994-97
Center for Gastrointestinal Biology & Disease, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, Administrator, 1990-94
M. Jacobs & Associates, Consulting Geotechnical Engineers, Watsonville, CA, Administrative Assistant, 1988-89