Cindy Matera: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• Originally from northeast Tennessee and quite a lot of my family is still in that area
• One of three children, with a 10- and 12-year age difference between us
• A mother of three and a grandmother of several, some of whom have four legs and fur
• An avid reader of pretty much anything
• A history buff and enjoy dressing up in period clothing for events
• An excellent genealogist and have traced my family back to the pre-Revolutionary War era on one side
• A huge fan of Jeopardy; it’s one of the few things I watch on TV
• A former Marine, a former Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader, and a lover of camping
• A collector of rocks
• Fiercely independent, kind of stubborn (thanks, Mom), and have a dark and silly sense of humor

This profile appeared in the December 2024 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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