Cyndi Feinman (she/her) is a theatre creator and a trained vocalist and pianist. She is the Vice President of the NY Thespian Society as well as the curriculum specialist. Cyndi holds two K-12 NYS teaching certifications, Theatre and Chorus, and teaches at Rye Neck High School. She has been an educator for thirteen years and currently teaches beginning, intermediate, and advanced level acting and technical theatre classes as well as a musical theatre class. Cyndi Feinman has a Bachelors of Music, Masters in Music, and is pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts which will lead to a EdD in Theatre Education from the University of Idaho with a specialization in directing and playwriting for youth.

Cyndi is a director, producer, and playwright both in public schools and community theaters. She has experience working with all age groups, young children to adults. She is passionate about all areas of theatre, and is also a lighting designer, intimacy director, and fight director for various theaters around New York. She has trained with ETC and has completed four levels of lighting training, has taken Intimacy Direction classes with Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE) and at the University of Idaho, and has gone through fight choreography training with certified SAFD trainers at Summer Sling at Brooklyn College. Each summer she attends Broadway Teachers Workshop Professional Development where she gets training in choreography, projection design, best practices, directing, and more. Her students attend the New York Thespian Festival where they learn about the industry and perform for feedback. Next year her students will be attending the New York State Educational Theatre Association's conference (NYSTEA). Cyndi also hosts the New York Thespian One-Act Festival at her school.

Cyndi Feinman has received numerous accolades for her work including recognition at the New York Play Festival for her plays, Discovering Sylvia and Raisins and Almonds. In the spring of 2023, Cyndi's production of Anastasia won "Best Overall Production" at the prestigious Metro Awards for High School Excellence in Theatre. Her students took several awards as well after the entire production received 11 nominations. Her students have received top honors at the Roger Rees Awards for Theatrical Excellence and the New York Thespian Festival. 

In 2023, Cyndi Feinman created the Westchester Artists Guild in collaboration with Manhattanville College. Students from around Westchester have the opportunity to showcase work from plays without music for a chance to win scholarships and acceptances to college. This program is free for schools to participate in order to create equitable access to theatre for all students. Cyndi also created the ACDA Summer Honors Chorus for High School students in 2019. After chairing the Middle School Honors Chorus for three years and chairing the Nassau County Division 5 All-County Chorus, she had the skills and knowledge to create this additional opportunity for high school students across New York State.

Cyndi lives with her husband, son, and very adorable puppy where family time is very important. Her love of theatre has spread to the entire family and music making at home is common. Cyndi enjoys nature and gardening as well as traveling. She also loves a good day of museums and shows and tries to go to all of her student's performances around the country. She is inspired by those who never give up and knows that there is always more to learn. The following life lessons guide her: