Dir. Cynthia C. Paulino is an accountant by profession with a solid ten-year experience in the field as accountant and bookkeeper in two (2) private companies.
In 1990, Paulino shifted to restaurant management, establishing Yummie Bite Resto in Olongapo City after she developed its business plan, which included demand identification, market analysis, competitor evaluation, and sales projections. For the next eight (8) years in the business, she also exercised financial control, successfully meeting financial objectives through budget strategies and forecasts, which she herself developed and implemented.
As current first lady of Olongapo City, Paulino is actively involved in the planning of Olongapo City Fiesta 2013 as City Fiesta chairman. She is also the general manager of R2K Trading Exponents, Inc. and member of the Olongapo Jaycees and the Lions Club International.
Paulino is a Management graduate from Columban College, Olongapo City. She also took up Basic Computer Programming from the Systems Technology Institute. She finished her primary education at Anglo Chinese School as third honorable mention, and her high school at St. Anthony Parish Church in 1977 as fourth honorable mention.