Cynthia Tobar

Brooklyn, New York United States

Archivist/Oral historian

Education

Cynthia is an archivist, oral historian, and metadata specialist who is interested in collecting stories that highlight the meaningful connections between activist groups and policy makers, creating public history projects that are freely accessible to everyone in the community. She is the founder of the Welfare Rights Initiative Oral History Project, which is documenting the Welfare Rights Initiative (WRI), a grassroots student activist and community leadership training organization located at Hunter College. Currently, Cynthia is an Archivist and Assistant Professor at Bronx Community College, where she is establishing their first Archive and Oral History program.