Dr. Cynthia Skyers-Gordon
Founder & Wellness Strategist, SILWELL-C
With more than two decades of experience in education, leadership, and wellness advocacy, Dr. Cynthia Skyers-Gordon founded SILWELL-C: Staff-Inspired Leadership for Wellness & Calm to reimagine how staff well-being is prioritized and supported.
About the Founder
She believes that true wellness begins within the team, when educators and staff feel valued, supported, and empowered; they can then cultivate thriving environments for themselves and the communities they serve. Drawing on her extensive career in early childhood education and her passion for holistic well-being, Dr. Skyers-Gordon developed a staff-led, coordinator-supported model that inspires lasting, positive transformation in workplace culture.
Our Core Values
• Empowerment – Wellness is most potent when it’s staff-led, not top-down.
• Authenticity – We honor the diverse ways individuals define and express self-care.
• Connection – Strong teams are rooted in empathy, trust, and collective well-being.
• Equity – Wellness must be inclusive and accessible for all, across roles and cultures.
• Sustainability – Wellness practices should be simple, meaningful, and built to last.
Our Core Values are grounded in the Orchid Model, the guiding framework behind SILWELL-C.
Empowering Wellness from Within
Through SILWELL-C, Dr. Skyers-Gordon provides practical tools, guided programs, and an empowering framework that enable staff to lead their wellness journeys. This approach fosters lasting calm, genuine connection, and collective growth, benefits that extend well beyond the training room and into everyday workplace life.