Cynthia R. Mullins is an experienced business law and certified human resources professional as well as a management professor.
She is CEO & Founder of Baldwin Rise, a mission-driven firm dedicated to educating clients through legal and human resources consulting; ethics, compliance, and risk mitigation; facilitation and mediation services; and academic mentoring and coaching. Further, she leads human resources and compliance training courses to national audiences.
Cynthia is a member of The Links, Incorporated, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She serves as a mentor for the Jackie Robinson Foundation and a regional trustee for the National Urban League. She serves on the board of Martha’s Vineyard Center for Education and Training. Cynthia is also an officer of Cooper Worth Wiggins, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education, cultural enrichment, internships, and preservation services in support of HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities), art collections.
- JD, University of Connecticut School of Law
- MS, Business Ethics and Compliance, Cambridge College
- BA, Political Science, University of Connecticut
A lifelong learner, Cynthia earned the following micro-credential certificates: scholar-practitioner sponsored by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; internal coach intensive at Columbia University’s Teachers College; human resources management from Duke University; and negotiation mastery from Harvard Business School Online.
Education is empowerment; I am passionate about facilitating engaging, life-altering learning experiences that help students grow and develop.
- Identity, Values & Purpose
- Leadership from the Soul
- Women and Negotiation
- Public Arbitrator – FINRA
- SHRM – CP
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Leadership
- Negotiation
- Human Resources Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Organizational Development
- Paralegal Studies
- Legal Research and Writing
- Administrative Law
- Business Organizations
- Business Law
- Workforce Development