Cynthia Boal Janssens is a former newspaper writer and editor turned freelance writer.

She is the former travel editor and Sunday magazine editor of The Detroit News. She also worked for newspapers in California, Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania.

She has been active for many years in the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and served as national president of the 1,200-member professional organization.

Cynthia is a member of the  International Network of Golf, Women in the Golf Industry and Boating Writers International. She and her husband Chet spend their winters in southwest Florida and summers in Northern Michigan.

Her winter address (November-April) is:
21721 Palmetto Dunes Drive #102
Estero, FL  33928

Winter phone: 239 947 5946