Cynthia Hartwig is one of those people who brings unique perspectives to projects. She's a creative whiz who never ceases to amaze us with her ideas. She operated her own advertising agency for more than 14 years, and when she sold the firm, she became the executive creative director for one of the Pacific Northwest's premier ad agencies. Cynthia has worked on some of the highest-visibility issues and public education advertising campaigns in the Northwest.Cynthia is also a dynamic fiction writer. She has sold stories to Francis Ford Coppola and a variety of literary magazines and is currently working on a novel. She is on the board of directors of Copper Canyon Press and One Reel.

Background:

• Co-founded the well-known Seattle advertising agency Sharp Hartwig in 1979.
  
• Managed advertising programs for more than 90 proviate coprorations and 40 non-profit organizations and public agencies
  
• Creative director for CF2GS, one of the premier Northwest advertising agencies.
  
• Bachelor's degree in English literature from Duke University.