Cindi Walters
Cindi Walters is the founder and president of Chapman Walters Intercoastal Corporation (CWIC), a corporation which develops and manufactures diving, snorkeling and recreational aquatics equipment. She took over bankrupt Sea Pro, a California-based water sports equipment manufacturer, then broke off to develop Cal Pacific Manufacturing, a scuba equipment manufacturer. Walters served on the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association's (DEMA) Board of Directors from 1989 to 1998 and became the board's first female president from 1994-1995.
In 1996, Walters founded CWIC. The company became a licensee of the water sports brand Body Glove and a licensee of Disney. CWIC also develops products under its own brand name, Fluid Water Sports.
Walters was nominated by Churm Media as a "Woman to Watch" in the Orange County, California business world. In 2008, she was nominated for "Entrepreneur of the Year" in Orange County.
Walters formed a charity, Aqua Angels, which, according to its website, provides "swim lessons, hydro therapy, and water safety instruction to special needs" children.