About Us

STAFF

Cindy Potter
Executive Director

Full Life Ahead Executive Director Cindy Potter has a passion for adventures! After studying Early Childhood Education and Theatre at Rollins College in Florida, she toured with the Southeast national touring company of HAIR, as a "tribe" member, principal understudy and stage manager. She was also the first female elephant handler in the history of Barnum & Bailey Circus, as well as a leopard handler. Later she and her husband Ned toured with the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus and Dave Hoover's Wild Animal act caring for 15 African lions and Bengal tigers.

More recently, Cindy developed and managed public service programming for WFTV, Central Florida's ABC network affiliate and WRDQ TV. She wrote and produced public service announcements and coordinated over 70 community projects and events annually for the two television stations.

In 2010 she joined the Epilepsy Association of Central Florida as their Director of Communications. In this position, she was responsible for coordinating online curriculum for "Epilepsy University, " an online accreditation program in compliance with the State of Florida Department of Health, for professional and community groups. She also worked closely with the organization's community resource specialists in determining specific needs for the area's residents living with epilepsy.

Cindy has received numerous accolades for her work in the community. In January of 2010, the United States Marine Corps Reserve honored Cindy for 10 years of dedication to the annual Toys For Tots program.

Cindy is an avid animal lover and a more recent college football advocate. Her daughter, son-in-law and grandson all live in Tuscaloosa.