Cynthia Benitez

Roles: Moderator

Cindy Benitez is the program manager at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). She curates and runs NMAI’s annual Native Cinema Showcase, hosts film and conversation series and curates international film showcases. A graduate from Barry University, Cindy holds a B.A. in Public Relations and an M.S. in Media Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College. Raised in New York and South Florida she continues to maintain ties to her family homeland of Paraguay.