Cynthia Dillon joined Republicans Abroad in Washington D.C. as Executive Director  in June 2007. Cynthia’s  volunteer work in Spain for the organization  included being Country Chairman during the 2004 elections.  In 2005, RA-Spain   organized the Regional Meeting and invited  former  Maryland Lt. Governor/ RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

Cynthia’s international career and background   is in the field of design , and began in 1980 while working alongside one of Tiffany & Co.’s designers, Elsa Peretti. In 1983 she became president of Ms. Peretti’s company in New York.

In 1989, under contract with a Japanese company, Cynthia Dillon designed and sculpted several collections (1,000 pieces) as finished metal models in Sterling Silver, 18Kt. Gold, and pave diamonds.   Her collections have been  sold in stores  and corporations throughout Japan, USA and Europe. In addition, she also designed and sculpted several collections for  museums such as The Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain,The Museum of Fine Arts (Kunsthistorisches Museum) in Vienna, Austria, and The Castle Prague Museum in Prague, Czech Republic,and the Hudson Valley Museums (Phillipsburg Manor) in New York.

Cynthia's other skills  include writing  and editing. As  a volunteer and Director of the Navy League Madrid Council she created, edited and published the 2005 Navy League  Magazine. (An example of her jewelry designs can be seen in the ad that appears in the magazine). With her vast experience in high end advertising (Madison Ave.) in print and the internet, she has designed and developed several websites, (including www.republicansabroad.org), created and developed the 2008-2010 advertising campaigns for Republicans Abroad Voting League which appeared in The Herald Tribune, (Print and Internet),Stars & Stripes, The National Post (Canada) and Drudge Report.

Cynthia was born in New York and spent part of her childhood in Buenos Aires and Tokyo. A graduate of Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York in 1978 she lived and worked for many years in New York City and Madrid.  Fluent in English and Spanish, Italian and French.