St. Louis Magazine A-List Finalist Cynthia Gagen graduated from Saint Louis University in 1997 with three majors (Communications, Marketing, and Management Information Systems) and two degrees (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration). In 2004, she completed her Master of Business Administration at Webster University.  She loves learning almost as much as writing.  The author of the Mad Dog Chronicles series and The Broken Road series began writing in seventh grade and finished her first novel during her senior year of high school. In addition to novels and short stories, she has also written screenplays, pilot episodes, and a musical.  The St. Louis native can often be found at the St. Louis Zoo when she’s not writing.