Cindy is a lifelong Washington State resident. She loves Seattle music scene and is an avid Alice in Chains collector (of just about everything) and considered a "go-to" person on the band's expansive history. She also "experienced" the grunge era in Seattle and has a great deal of vast knowledge on many of the bands that were signed, including those left without record contracts.

Cindy is the founder and owner of NeHi Stripes. She's the website administrator and also maintains all of NeHi's social media accounts. Her column is "Seattle Sound". NeHi Stripes is managed by Cindy and her long-time friend, photo-journalist Kurt Clark.