Cynthia Ganga is a fierce leader. She’s a member of the diverse majority. She is gender non-conforming and has been diagnosed with bi-polar, complex post-traumatic stress disorder and rape trauma syndrome after surviving childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence and spousal rape and the death of her teenage son. She also sings like an angel. Cynthia discovered opera at the age of four when she heard Leontyne Price on CBC. She performed her first concert at the age of six in front of her elementary school in Edmonton. As a teen, while enduring homelessness, Cynthia enrolled in the International Baccalaureate program at school. After being told she should never pursue a professional singing career by Montserrat Caballe due to her work in rape recovery policy, Cynthia refused to allow herself to be discouraged. Cynthia turned down invitations to the Cardiff Competition in 2013 and 2014 to fight a long-standing battle against the Government of Alberta in regard to financial support for sexual assault survivors. She won this case on Tribunal and established policy for incest survivors in Alberta for psychological funding. In 2019, Cynthia was invited to sing at Oxford University under Dr. James Whitbourn. Other recent activities include performing her first world premiere at the Edmonton Contemporary Showcase and singing Aaron Copland’s “At the River” at St. Georges United Church in Courtenay, BC. Cynthia currently lives in Edmonton where she has run a medical practice for 22 years. She also studies piano, voice and lyric diction. She was mentored by former management of the Vienna Konzerthaus and Keynote Management from 2016-2022. In 2020 she worked with Atelier D’Excellence and learned the arias for Mimi with the help of the renowned Soprano Alexia Voulgaridou. Cynthia believes in studying with Masters. She trained daily with a 100 year old Thai Monk in Samatha Meditation for 18 years before his death in mid December 2020. She is continuing with her study of meditation under the Nalanda Monastery in France under a Mayahana Geshe. Cynthia is passionate about growing her audience and honouring her multi-ethnic ancestry. She studies multiple languages and that is a struggle as she is still actively healing from a brain injury in 2002. She posts music practice videos on her YouTube channel, which is dedicated to her study of classical music and art. Cynthia loves singing, loves opera and loves life. She can’t wait to see what the world has in store for her!