Cynthia Hovland was born in Los Angeles and grew up primarily in Washington State. She considers Tucson her hometown, even though she wasn’t raised here. While living and working as an English teacher near Stuttgart, Germany, the site of the first Waldorf school, she discovered Waldorf education. After learning more about Waldorf education she knew that working as a Waldorf teacher would be her professional path. Cynthia was the teacher for a Tucson Waldorf School class from first through sixth grade in 2003-2009. After a few years living in Alaska she returned to Tucson and taught her 2nd class in 2014 and graduated them in 8th grade in 2022. She taught her 3rd class of first graders in the 22-23 school year. So the journey continues…
She has two grown children, and two grandsons, and in her free time Cynthia enjoys hiking, dancing, cooking, astrology, reading, writing, and traveling.