Cyndi Kramer is the service coordinator for Village of Hillside in Harbor Springs, a small PVM apartment building in northwest Michigan. She has been the service coordinator since December 2013.Previously she worked with troubled adolescents; this is her first experience working with older adults. She has her BA in Psychology and is a certified paralegal and licensed paramedic. Service coordination is the most recent career path she’s taken, which she was talked into by the staff at Village of Hillside.
When she’s not at work, Cyndi is the volunteer Executive Director of Farming for Our Future. This local non-profit works to raise awareness and connect people with local food sources. Through Farming for Our Future, Cyndi runs a local farmer’s market and community garden, as well as organizing field trips to a local farm. She is also a model for local sketch artists. She participates in ‘Drink and Draw Wednesdays’, which promotes local artists. Cyndi is very passionate about her community and promoting local resources, artists, and culture.
Cyndi’s favorite quote is from The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall: “If I could tell you only one thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head. As formative events go, nothing else comes close.”
The best part of being a service coordinator for Cyndi is being able to talk to a variety of people about a variety of topics. She tries to encourage older adults to ‘get up and get moving, no matter how they do it.’ Cyndi works to inspire, engage, and support the residents of Hillside in everything she does.
