Yellow Arrow Publishing would like to welcome Treasurer, Cindy Schuller, to the Yellow Arrow family. Cindy is a CPA and has been working in various accounting and process improvement roles for over 20 years. She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and has lived in Baltimore, Maryland, since the early 2000s after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Master of Accounting. She works as a director on the global process transformation team for a leading education company. She currently lives in Millersville, Maryland, with her husband, Kevin, and their children, Lauren and Kyle. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, and playing board games.
Cindy says, “I’m excited to make an impact on the finance operations—figuring out how we can do things more efficiently and for a lower cost, so we can use those freed up resources toward the Yellow Arrow mission.”
She recently took some time to answer some questions for us. Show her some love in the comments or on Facebook/Instagram!
What do you love most about Baltimore?
I live between Baltimore and Annapolis. I love our proximity to both cities. We’re able to take advantage of all the family friendly activities in both cities.
How did you get involved with Yellow Arrow and what do you do?
I met Annie Marhefka, Yellow Arrow’s Executive Director, when we worked for the same education company in Baltimore. Annie reached out to me about joining the board when the treasurer role opened.
What do you like most about the work you do?
My job involves streamlining and standardizing process across my company’s global landscape. I enjoy the puzzle of figuring out how our company can do something better, whether it’s by eliminating or reducing reliance on a manual process or creating efficiencies through automation. The improvements free up time to allow our teams to do more meaningful, valuable work, while reducing operational costs within the organization.
What other activities are you involved in besides Yellow Arrow?
I’m a coach for the local middle school’s Heart and Sole team. Heart & Sole is Girls on the Run’s middle school program that meets the unique needs of girls in 6th–8th grade. The program considers the whole girl—body, brain, heart, spirit, and social connection. It provides an inclusive place where girls feel supported and inspired to explore their emotions, cultivate empathy, and strengthen their physical and emotional health.
Given that you aren’t a writer, what is it about Yellow Arrow that intrigued you?
I believe it’s important to encourage women to use their voice. My current and past volunteer efforts focused on helping girls find their voice, and I’m excited to work with an organization that will offer girls an opportunity to have those voices heard as adults.
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We are so fortunate to have Cindy join our team! Yellow Arrow Publishing is a nonprofit supporting women writers through publication and access to the literary arts.
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