Whether she’s crafting, gardening, fostering puppies or serving clients as an agent for USHealth Advisors, Cindy Corban’s joie de vivre is ever present. As someone who was once a cheerleader at Page High School, that comes as no surprise.
“I have not changed. I’ve been like this my entire life,” she says. “I’d even win the spirit awards on church trips. And the crazy thing is my son, Tripp, who is 30, has followed in my footsteps. He’s golden and has never met a stranger.”
Cindy’s hopeful outlook on life likely stems from how she was raised. She’s one of Billie and the late Sid Corban’s three children. Billie was unable to have children of her own, so she and Sid opted for adoption. Their family was whole and loving.
Sid, who directed Tennessee’s Department of Education/Vocational Rehabilitation for 40 years, also played football at MTSU where his 80-yard punt against Vanderbilt in 1956 still stands as the longest in school history. Cindy-The-Cheerleader would’ve flipped head over heels.“That would’ve been the most amazing day ever!,” she says. “I brag about him every chance I get because football was something he just absolutely loved. As kids we couldn’t wait for him to get home from work so we could go out in the backyard and for him to kick the ball to us.”
She and her siblings, Sandy Ingram and Steven, though not biologically related, remain close and recently gathered to celebrate Billie’s 90th birthday. Cindy adores her grandchildren and, like sisters everywhere, “Sandy and I get so mad at Steven!”
Cindy’s nurturing nature led to a 30-year career as a therapist. Though gratifying, the work was physically demanding and emotionally draining. Six years ago, she pivoted to insurance where she leads a thriving health insurance agency. Her clients benefit from her experience as a healthcare provider and insurance representative. She understands the dynamic on both sides of that equation.“Everything I learned as a therapist makes insurance easier,” she says. “I understand what my clients are experiencing and what their concerns are. I know what questions to ask and I’m able to help them find plans that work best for them.”
These days the nurturing space in her heart is filled by fostering abandoned puppies. She’s bottle fed and/or rescued 28 in the last two years including a basketful of 10 from Dickson. “I cry every time I have to give one away,” she says. “But they go to good homes and most of the owners send me pictures, so I know how happy they are.”
However, there was one pup that stole her heart. That’s why she kept Mishka, a Carolina Dog for herself. “She was two weeks old when she was found alone on the side of a road in Memphis,” says Cindy. “Mishka is a joyful pet and she loves going to the office with me.”
She nurtures plants as well, vegetables in particular, which she likes to give away to friends and neighbors. Crafting is her creative outlet where one of her specialties is decorating discarded liquor bottles and affixing them with LED lights. Cindy calls them fairy lights. “Personally, I don’t drink, but I have friends and family members who keep me supplied.”
She sells them every year at Bluegrass Along The Harpeth in downtown Franklin where this year’s show takes place July 26-27.
Just another ‘spirited’ venture for Spring Hill’s favorite cheerleader.
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“I have not changed. I’ve been like this my entire life.”
“Everything I learned as a therapist makes insurance easier.”
