Radio host for 26 years. Entrepreneur. Elected Library Trustee. Widows advocate. A first-time college student at Harvard Extension School at 55. Cynthia’s next chapter has never been just one thing.
Through Mentor Cynthia, she brings that same spirit to original programming about love, reinvention and a life that keeps expanding.
Cynthia Blanc Preiss MacLean’s life is a study in expansion. Born in The Bahamas and now rooted in Greater Boston, she has built businesses, raised a family, survived widowhood, found love again and began college for the first time at Harvard Extension School at age 55.
Before social media
In Miami, Cynthia hosted a radio program for 26 years while building an events company that produced major live experiences across the community. Her contributions received the Miami Chamber of Commerce Arts & Culture Award, plus proclamations from the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County.
Her entrepreneurial life moved through radio, events and publishing before expanding into digital influence. Today, that experience continues through Mentor Cynthia, an independent media and publishing company creating original programming.
Personal loss. Public purpose.
Cynthia is an elected Library Trustee and a widows policy advocate. She has testified at the Massachusetts State House, helped advance foreclosure protection for widows and co-organized Framingham’s official observance of United Nations International Widows Day.
Her story continues across marriage, education, civic leadership and public life. For every woman who knows she is not finished.
Radio. Publishing. Awards.
Cynthia’s media foundation was built across 26 years in radio, independent publishing and major live events in Miami. She created platforms before social media made the word “creator” commonplace—bringing audiences, stories, businesses and cultural moments together.
That history now continues through Mentor Cynthia: an independent media and publishing company creating original programming with staying power.