A PRINCE2 Practitioner and Community and Youth Work professional, Cynthia has 30 years experience of working in deprived neighbourhoods with and for people who are disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances. She is involved in partnerships and collaborations focused on addressing the issue of social inclusion, and specializes in fundraising, capacity building and community development. Refl ecting on life and the human condition the Evolution Collection will comfort and challenge. It is a rites of passage celebration of triumph over adversity from a black woman's perspective, and promises to take the reader and the viewer on an unforgettable and moving journey.