Cynthia Louise Germanotta is an American philanthropist, activist and entrepreneur.
15 Facts About Cynthia Germanotta
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Cynthia Germanotta is the president of the Born This Way Foundation, which she co-founded with her daughter, the singer Lady Gaga, in 2012.
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Cynthia Germanotta's parents were Paul Douglas Bissett, a State Farm insurance agent who sang with the McMechen Men's Chorus and the McMechen Methodist Choir, and Veronica Rose Ferrie.
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Cynthia Germanotta is of Italian descent through her mother and Scottish, English and German descent through her father.
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Cynthia Germanotta has an older brother, Paul, and a younger sister, Cheryl Ann.
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Cynthia Germanotta then attended West Virginia University and earned a master's degree in public administration from George Washington University.
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Cynthia Germanotta worked for Verizon as a telecommunications executive in sales and management.
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In 2012, Cynthia Germanotta and her daughter, Lady Gaga, co-founded the Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on inspiring youth, ending bullying, and building up communities.
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Cynthia Germanotta was honored by Boston PFLAG and by Dancing Classrooms for her advocacy regarding youth mental health.
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Cynthia Germanotta is an advocate for the Women's Council on Heart Health for the Ronald O Perelman Heart Institute and serves on the board of the Empowerment Initiative at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Cynthia Germanotta served on the Ladies Auxiliary Committee of The Columbus Citizens Foundation, for which she received the Humanitarian Award in 2015.
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On June 10,2018, Cynthia Germanotta addressed the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Born This Way Foundation and launched the United for Global Mental Health initiative.
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On May 20,2019, the United Nations' World Health Organization announced that Cynthia Germanotta would be one of four new Goodwill Ambassadors, as the ambassador for mental health.
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Cynthia Germanotta is married to Joseph Cynthia Germanotta, an internet entrepreneur and restaurateur.
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Cynthia Germanotta is Catholic and is a parishioner at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York City.