- Name, job title, and location: Anna Lacy, Metadata Project Coordinator for Archival Collections, Lauinger Library.
- What do you do—in 10 words or less? I develop and implement collaborative workflows for the On These Grounds Project.
- Where are you from? I’m from South Jersey just outside of Ocean City.
- Do you have any hobbies? A lot! I love to go to the beach in my free time, watch the Phillies, run, and bake! I’m always testing out new recipes.
- What are you reading/watching right now? I don’t get to read as much as I’d like for fun since I’m working on my dissertation in my free time, but I just finished Jim Downs’ Maladies of Empire. I’m also rewatching Derry Girls for the tenth time.
- If you didn’t work in your current field, what would you be doing? I’d probably go in an entirely different direction and become a pastry chef. I am fascinated with the level of technical expertise that goes into complex recipes and think this would be an interesting career that balances detail-oriented work and creativity.
- Who was your favorite teacher in school and why? I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of really good teachers along the way, but my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Farstad, really stands out. She had a great sense of humor, always had good suggestions about books, and taught me how to knit!
- Do you collect anything? This probably isn’t the most practical thing given my very small kitchen, but I collect interesting pastry/cookie molds and baking pans.
- You are building your dream house. What is one room or feature you would want to include? A sunroom would be lovely!
- Do you have any unique talents or claims to fame? I can ride a unicycle. I taught myself as a child and test it out about once a year to make sure that I still have decent balance. So far, so good!