Cynthia E. Pearl

Cynthia Pearl resides in the town of Windermere, Florida with her husband, Ron. She is a lifelong educator, who retired from the University of Central Florida, College of Community Innovation and Education in 2020. Prior to moving to higher education teacher preparation and research in 2001, she taught in Orange County Public schools for 18 years, eight of which were at Windermere Elementary. Cynthia has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, two grandchildren, and a grand-dog named Penelope who was the inspiration for this story.