Cindy Adair owned and worked at a busy veterinary practice in Virginia Beach, VA, USA until she retired in 2015.

She now lives in the mountains of western Puerto Rico on her 15-acre farm (where rain is plentiful and there is no need for air conditioning or heat) to grow her ever-expanding collection of palm trees, orchids and numerous other plant families.

Travel is an ongoing passion and she values the international friendships and amazing experiences offered by this society since her first Biennial in Thailand in 2012.

She enjoys working towards the goals of the IPS, including promoting research, conservation and education, and she appreciates the opportunity to contribute.

She joined the IPS in 2010 in appreciation for the online forum PalmTalk funded by the IPS and she currently chairs the PalmTalk and Endowment committees.

Affiliated Organizations: Palm Society of Southern California & Palm Beach Palm and Cycad Society