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Cynthia H. de Lorenzi is the Chief Executive Officer of Success in the City, Success in the City TV and the Success in the City Bobby de Lorenzi Foundation. Cynthia de Lorenzi's foundation of success begins with empowering others. She leads by example and works to inspire others to achieve personal and business goals by mastering the fundamental concepts of community citizenship. Her personal activities demonstrate a wide swath of philanthropic activities supporting great causes from championing female entrepreneurs and executives to encouraging philanthropic endeavors, education, and telework.

Cynthia founded Success in the City (SITC), an unconventional networking organization for women to celebrate and embrace the value and importance of friendship. Targeted towards female CEOs, senior level executive women and entrepreneurs Success in the City frequently hosts events with a cause. Recipient charities have included, Afghan Widows and Orphans Fund (AWOF), Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Dress for Success, The Women's Business, The American Red Cross and the Success in the City Bobby de Lorenzi Foundation.

Ms. de Lorenzi also serves as a Board member of the Telework Coalition, Community Business Partnership and The Women's Business Center and The Women's Center where she serves to help guide efforts to provide the training, assistance and support women and their families and assist those who desire to start and grow successful small businesses.

Beyond supporting women in their careers and personal lives, Ms. de Lorenzi is extremely committed to telework as a means to better our overall community work and lifestyles. She has been vital in the regional efforts of the Telework Coalition, including leading by example and implementing telework programs in her own businesses and serving on the planning committee for Washington Area Council on Telework (WACOT) conference. Telework benefits companies and employees with:


 * Increased employee productivity and motivation
 * Reduced vehicular pollution
 * Traffic reduction
 * Improved work-life balance
 * A reduced dependency on imported oil
 * Providing new employment opportunities for the disabled, rural, and older worker, as well as spouses of those in the military
 * A means to efficiently and effectively establish a decentralized and distributed work force

She also helped initiate the Bob de Lorenzi Telework Award. This award is given by The Telework Coalition to individuals or entities that demonstrably followed the ideals and commitment to foster telework and telecommuting, as pursued by Bob de Lorenzi, a founding member of the Telework Coalition.

Ms. de Lorenzi is also a staunch believer in the benefits of education. With her family, she started the Bob de Lorenzi scholarship fund at George Mason University in honor of her late brother. The Bob de Lorenzi Scholarship is awarded annually to qualified individuals to complete an education delayed or postponed by life or career.

Awards and milestones Winner of the 2003 Bob de Lorenzi Memorial Telework Award Co-founded Success in the City Co-founded the Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy WUSA-9 Featured Ms. de Lorenzi in January of 2006 advocating against FCC regulation. http://www.wusatv9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=36129 Addressed the 2005 Freedom to Connect conference Featured in ISP-Planet 2005 article, “AT FTC ISPs and VoIPS Voice Concerns,” http://www.isp-planet.com/business/2005/f2c_paetec_patriot.html Board Member, Community Business Partnership & Women's Business Center Board Member, Telework Coalition Board Member, The Women's Center Forum Moderator for Capital Society Forum - An organization of CEO's seeking to further develop leadership skills Finalist for 2004 Women in Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded Washington Business Journals Women Who Mean Business in 2006 Awarded SmartCEO’s BRAVA Award 2009 Finalist Enterprising Women 2010 Served on the Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science's (JCOTs) Advisory Committee on Computer Crimes The Mid-Atlantic Telecommuting Advisory Council (MATAC)

Non-Washington Based Co-founded the North Texas Technology Council (NTTC) TeleTrips.com, the Mobile Emissions Credit tracking & trading service.

Detail professional accomplishments Following the 2002 death of her brother, founder of PatriotNet and Patriot Computer Group, Ms. de Lorenzi accepted leadership of the Fairfax-based ISP. In the face of intense competition from major national telecommunications carriers in a commoditized business, Ms. de Lorenzi increased revenues by more than 20 percent in three years, and successfully sold the ISP in the Spring of 2006.

During her tenure as the CEO of PatriotNet, she co-founded the Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy and the Gigabyte March. These organizations serve to educate and advocate on behalf of ISP's, CLECs, technology innovators, suppliers, aggregators and consumers who believe in the need for choice and competition in a shifting telecommunication regulatory environment. Both of these organizations are based in Washington and have contributed to the local employment marketplaces.

In addition to her local professional engagements, Ms. de Lorenzi has served her industry as a champion, fighting for the rights of small and medium enterprises in the telecommunications services. Much of her media coverage listed above demonstrates her commitment to supporting her industry.

In addition, Ms. de Lorenzi started one professional networking group, Success in the City serves on several boards, and chairs a CEO leadership group that encourages growth and development. Featured in the Washington Post - Pink Collar Networkis recognized as the premier networking organization for executive and entrepreneurial women!

Prior to returning to the Washington Metropolitan area in 2002, Ms. de Lorenzi co-founded the North Texas Technology Council and served as its CEO. And previously she served as the Southwest Regional Director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots educational organization advocating fiscal responsibility and reform of entitlement programs to ensure the viability and fairness for all generations.