Cynthia (Cindy) Todd

Cynthia “Cindy” Todd (née Chambers) (born 30 September 1958) is a teacher and yearbook adviser for the El Paisano yearbook at Westlake High School in Austin, TX.

Early life-childhood, education,
Todd was born to Dub and Joy Chambers on September 30, 1958 in Nocona, Texas. She attended Perryton High School in Perryton, Texas. She graduated in 1977. Todd then graduated from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas with a B.S. in English Language Arts Education.

Personal life
Todd's parents are Dub and Joy Chambers. She is married to Terry Todd and has three children;  Toby, Laura, and Michael. Todd also has three grandchildren.

Occupations
Todd began her career as a yearbook and newspaper adviser for Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas. She then moved to Westlake High School in Austin in 1999. Since then, she has been advising state and national award-winning yearbooks at Westlake. Many of her books have been NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA Crown Awards finalists as well. Members of her staff consistently gain recognition in contests and at conventions for photography, design, themes, and writing. In 2011, El Paisano staff members, along with Westlake Featherduster staff members, became some of the first established members of J, a student organization of JEA, the Journalism Education Association. Their chapter became known as jChaps, with Todd as their sponsor. As one of the first and largest chapters of J, the jChaps were made poster children for J, advocating high school journalism.

Yearbooks advised at Westlake
2000- WEstlake 2001- Talk 2002- Expanding the Tradition 2003- C.H.A.P.S. 2004- 2004 2005- Typical 2006- Feels Like Home 2007- But That's Just Me… 2008- This Is Westlake 2009- Make It Count 2010- Inspired 2011- You Tell Me 2012- Be a Chap

reference

 * ASNE Faculty
 * Westlake high school teacher Profile
 * Zoom profile