Cynthia, an experienced entrepreneur and administrator, founded Push to Walk in January 2007 with her son Darren, who sustained a C5 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in July 2004. Since the opening until her recent retirement from the daily operation of Push to Walk, including finances, development, and marketing, she continues to stay involved and maintain regular contact with clients and family members, assist with building collaborative partnerships and work on special projects to build the Push to Walk brand in the community. In addition to her involvement in the Committee, Cynthia is working on forming a new Association of specialized gyms around the US and Canada, and is also part of Dr. Wise Young’s Clinical Trials Core Committee in SCI research.