Cynthia Molt 

Cynthia Molt is a Southern California native, her family having moved to the San Gabriel Valley in the 1920s. Ms. Molt has been an educator and administrator for nearly 30 years. She has a B.A. degree from California State University, Long Beach, majoring in English literature with a teaching emphasis and graduating in 1980. She possess three Master’s degrees: in administration, curriculum, and teaching, from Azusa Pacific University. Though she started working in administration after graduation, her career took her in another direction when she began writing in Hollywood, including covering events for the entertainment industry and interviewing notable individuals; her two books on Hollywood history are still in print. She returned to education in the early 1990s, writing a social studies curriculum for Arcadia Unified School District, which was later adopted by the state, and has worked in private, public, and charter school systems ever since, spending the majority of her tenure at Pasadena Unified School District. Ms. Molt has also developed course modules for K-12 students who are learning in a blended and/or virtual environment. Ms. Molt has worked with gifted students in nationwide programs and has certification in administration, multiple subjects, second language learners, and gifted education. She enjoys spending time with her cats and dogs and bird, as well as reading about history and biographies, doing sewing and crafts, and writing new books.