Cynthia Candido Nambo is a Praxis Engineer: an equity centered leader, facilitator, educator, coach, professional developer and designer for over 30 years. Her leadership compels her to design systems for racial, gender, and class equity through cross cultural coalition, innovation, and dignity.

One of her marked accomplishments was as the project director of a community-led school design that resulted in what is now the Little Village Lawndale Campus of four small high schools. Another was as founding principal of Instituto Justice & Leadership Academy, a social justice high school rooted in competencies and restorative justice practices. Her experience spans across organizational entities: the Chicago Public Schools, alternative schools, bilingual education, charters, universities, foundations, community based organizations, and businesses.

She is most proud of being a parent of two bilingual Mexican daughters, Las Nambitas, who have benefited from a dual language lived experience & public education; and living in Pilsen for 30 plus years.