Sister Cynthia M. A. Butler-McIntyre is a devoted and dedicated member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA, pastored by the Rev. Dr. Reginald Nicholas, Sr., former President of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist General Association. She has been a member of the church since her baptism at the age of 7. During her nearly 60 years as a member of the church, Cynthia has been involved in the church’s work as a past member of the church choir, sponsor of the Youth Ministry, Founding President of the Sisterhood Ministry, Sunday School teacher, Vacation Bible School teacher, President of the Young Peoples & Young Adults departments. She and her husband, Ronney, are currently co-directors of the Married Couples Ministry. She is the co-organizer & co-founder of Momma’s Girls, a ministry for motherless daughters.
Sis. Butler-McIntyre is a proud graduate of Dillard University. At the age of 20, she received a Master’s Degree from the University of New Orleans. In 2014, she received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Dillard University. She also holds an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree from Christian Bible College of Louisiana, being among the first women to receive such an honor.
A more than 30-year employee of the Jefferson Parish Public School System, she retired as the Director of Human Resources for over 3,500 classified employees. As a former kindergarten teacher, assistant principal, summer school principal and personnel administrator, Cynthia has impacted the lives of countless numbers of young children and school system employees. She’s also been on staff at the University of New Orleans and Delgado Community College.
She is a member of several civic, religious and professional organizations. A few of those include serving as the First Vice President of the Women’s Auxiliary of Cornerstone Missionary Baptist General Association, former National Board Member of the NAACP, NCNW and chartering board member of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Task Force of Jefferson Parish. A member of the Board of Commissioners of the Jefferson Federation of Teachers Health & Welfare Fund, The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men, InclusivCare Community Health Center and Greg Monroe (Former NBA player) Foundation. She also holds membership in The Links, Inc. She is also a former board member of the New Orleans Convention Center. From 2008 to 2013, she served as the 24th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., one of the world’s largest premier women’s organizations with over 350,000 members worldwide. Among her many and greatest accomplishments was leading the sorority through the historic centennial celebration, bringing global attention to the work and mission of the sisterhood. Just recently, the Governor of Louisiana appointed her as a commissioner to the board that oversees all state community and technical colleges.
For achievement and service, she has been recognized, honored and received numerous awards. Some of those include being named twice as an Outstanding Young Woman of America, Who’s Who in American Education, Best Female Alumnus of a HBCU by HBCU Digest, and the Distinguished Alumnus of Dillard University, the youngest to receive the honor. During one of the Essence Music Festivals, Cynthia was honored by Mary J. Blige and Essence Magazine as an Outstanding Woman of Service and then featured that same year in the December issue of the magazine. Other honors include: SHEroes of the Present Award of the AME Church, African American Hall of Fame, Teacher of the Year – Jefferson Parish Schools, and Louisiana Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year. For three consecutive years she was named outstanding gospel speaker by the Gospel Music Workshop of America, New Orleans Chapter, just to name a few.
Over 20 cities and an island have declared "Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre Day" in her honor and she has received the keys to over 30 cities.
In 2011, Cynthia was tapped by President Barack Obama to serve as his appointee to the Board of Directors of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
In June of 2013, her sorority named an elementary school the “Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre Campus” in her honor located in Cherete’, Haiti.
She is married to Mr. Ronney McIntyre, owner/operator of McIntyre Masonry, and they reside in New Orleans. Through her marriage she is the mother of four and grandmother of three.
Cynthia realizes that all she is and ever hopes to be, she owes it all to God and His Grace, “His Amazing Grace.” So, if anybody should ask you who she is – she says, don’t try to remember the schools she has attended, the degrees she has earned nor the awards she has received, but if they want to know who she is – she says just tell ‘em,
“I’m A CHILD OF GOD!”