Singer, actress, songwriter, and accountant Cindee Nilson-Miller has been a professional entertainer for four decades. Ms. Nilson has a strong theatrical background and has performed in many musicals, such as Godspell, The Music Man, Cabaret, and Broadway Tomorrow, to name a few.
In her youth, Ms. Nilson was a model for L’Oréal hair products in New York and appeared in Hair Magazine.
Cindee is a passionate person who has written a catalog of songs about her life and the people around her. Metropolitan Nashville Inc. released her debut album, entitled “Cindee,” on Platinum Plus Records. Two of the cuts on this debut CD, “Be My Guide” and “New York Country Girl,” received awards in the top ten in the Christian and Country genres in the Mid Atlantic Songwriting Contest. The MASC is sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Washington and BMI.
Although Ms. Nilson has a strong background in jazz and Broadway, the country music scene was one that Cindee Nilson could relate to. She writes songs about real life. People can relate to the stories in much of her music because they have lived it. Ms. Nilson is very quick to share her faith in her music, working as an ambassador for the Kingdom of God. Cindee is currently working on a contemporary Christian album and a jazz album due to be released in 2027.
The daughter of a musician, she grew up on Long Island, New York, and began performing with her father’s band at a very early age. A graduate of Smithtown High School East, Cindee began as a student of music, receiving training in voice and music theory from Nancy Pinto. Nancy Pinto was Cindee's mentor and taught her about music and life and to follow her dreams. With a strong theatrical background, Ms. Nilson was accepted to the Boston Conservatory of Music, where she studied drama, musical theater, and voice with Mary Saunders. Ms. Nilson also studied jazz improvisation with Maggie Scott at the Berklee School of Music. Ms. Nilson transferred to Western Connecticut State University, where she majored in vocal performance. She received her classical training from Don Craig and her jazz and gospel training from James Furman. While a student at West Conn, Ms. Nilson was the lead vocalist of the jazz ensemble. In the world of jazz, Ms. Nilson has performed with the Billy Taylor Trio, Dave Brubeck, and the West Point Jazz Ensemble.
Ms. Nilson entered the radio business in 2000, where she worked for 15 years, and has a strong grasp of the radio business and the needs of its advertisers. Nilson Music Company was formed by Cindee Nilson in 2011 and offers services in commercial jingle writing, voiceovers, singing telegrams, voice lessons, and live entertainment.
Cindee Miller is a Payroll Accountant, CPP, PHR, with Ashton-Group Services, LLC (AGS). Cindee joined AGS in June 2012. In this role, Cindee handles payroll processing, payroll tax, payroll compliance, 5500 compliance testing, workers’ compensation audits, and 401(k)/HSA funding and reconciliation for 15 clients.
Cindee is a qualified accountant who comes to AGS with 40 years’ experience in the field. Cindee spent 15 years in radio as a business manager.
Cindee Miller is no stranger to government contracting, having spent 18 years working in government contracting with her primary focus on government cost accounting and payroll accounting.
Before joining AGS in June 2012, Cindee worked for a diverse range of organizations, including Mega Communications, the Washington Redskins Radio Network, Morrison Knudsen and Harbert International, Brown and Root Services Corporation, DJ Wachter and Associates, and A Solution, Inc. Her background is extensive and includes small business startups, large corporations, the private sector, nonprofits, and government agencies.
Cindee studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and Western Connecticut State University, where she earned a BA in 1984. Cindee continued her studies in government contracting through the George Washington University’s Contracting Program.
Cindee is an active member of Payroll.org and the Human Resources Certification Institute. Cindee earned her CPP in October 2016 and her PHR in 2021.
Cindee Nilson-Miller currently resides in The Villages, Florida, where she serves as a choir member and cantor in the St. Timothy’s Choir, Recording Secretary for the Opera Club of The Villages, Regent for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Our Lady of Czestochowa 2407, and Treasurer for A Center for Living Hope, a therapeutic horseback riding organization meeting at Grand Oaks. She is also a member of the Sunshine Harmony Chorus.
To learn more about Cindee Nilson-Miller, visit www.nilsonmusiccompany.com.
