Cindy Watkins

President, North Carolina Partnership for Children

Cindy Watkins is the President of the North Carolina Partnership for Children. She brings more than 30 years of experience working to improve the lives of young children. Watkins has more than 19 years of non-profit management experience, serving as Executive Director for the Person County Partnership, the Alamance Partnership for Children and the Guilford Partnership for Children.

She holds a master’s degree in Counselor Education from Lynchburg College and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mary Washington, majoring in Psychology. Watkins also spent 12 years working with the Virginia and North Carolina public school systems, as a teacher and a counselor. Watkins currently serves on the Board of the NC Early Education Coalition.